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Lesley Rochat
South African underwater photographer, filmmaker and environmental activist
Lesley Rochat is a South African marine and shark conservationist,[1] campaigner,[2] wildlife filmmaker, underwater photographer,[3][4] environmental writer,[5] author, speaker[6] and activist.[7] She founded the non-profit organisation AfriOceans Conservation Alliance in 2003 for which she is the chief executive officer.
Rochat is a leading figure in efforts to conserve our oceans, and in shark conservation in particular.[8] Due to her passionate efforts in shark conservation, and the lengths she goes to, to raise awareness and change negative perceptions of sharks, such as freediving with sharks, she is known as the Shark Warrior.[9] In 2014, Rochat won the Johnnie Walker / Sunday Times Nations Greatest Challenger Award[10] for her work in conservation in South Africa and for challengin