Lesley Rochat is a South African shark conservationist, wildlife filmmaker, environmental author, and activist. She is a PADI Divemaster and has been responsible for numerous awareness campaigns including Rethink the Shark and Get Hooked on Conservation, Ban Drumlines. 

On this pilot episode of Chasing Plastics, Arnav and Sanjana learn about Lesley’s journey from discovering her love for the ocean to her pivotal encounter with Maxine and some of the incredible initiatives that followed.