The Pew Institute for Ocean Science is dedicated to conducting, sponsoring, disseminating, and promoting world-class scientific activity aimed at protecting the world's oceans and the species that inhabit them. Established in October of 2003 in partnership with the University of Miami Rosenstiel School for Marine and Atmospheric Science, the Institute is funded by the Pew Charitable Trusts and other philanthropic individuals and organizations. The Institute is headed by 2000 Pew Fellow and renowned marine scientist, Dr. Ellen Pikitch. Emergent fellow at Pew Institute for Ocean Science is Enric Sala: a marine ecologist who has dedicated his career to understanding and mitigating human impacts on the oceans such as overfishing, pollution and coastal development. He is actively engaged in research, teaching and the communication of scientific knowledge related to the conservation of marine ecosystems. He focuses on developing practical solutions to improve the health of the oceans. A citizen of the world, he was born in Spain, has lived in France and the United States, and has performed marine research in the Caribbean, the Sea of Cortes, the Mediterranean and remote Pacific islands. Sala received his BS from the University of Barcelona. After obtaining his Ph.D. in ecology from the University of Aix-Marseille, France, he moved to the United States. He has been affiliated with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography since 1997, where he is a Professor. In 2006, he became Scientific Researcher at Spain's National Council for Scientific Research. He is also a research fellow for the Wildlife Conservation Society and he received a 2005 Aldo Leopold Leadership fellowship. A prolific researcher and writer, Sala has more than 50 marine conservation publications to his name. His scientific publications are widely recognized and used for real-world conservation efforts such as the creation of marine reserves. He has authored articles in leading publications including Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series, Oikos and Conservation Biology. The aim of much of his writing is to have a significant impact on the health of the oceans, with reports and book chapters on the design and effectiveness of marine reserves and networks, fisheries management and using historical information to inform marine conservation in the future. Sala serves as an advisor to several renowned marine conservation entities including the Commission for Environmental Cooperation of North America, Conservation International and Oceana. He also reviews research reports for more than a dozen scientific journals.