Nicolas Pilcher has spent the last 25 years working on marine research and conservation projects throughout the Indo-Pacific, based full-time in Malaysia. His work primarily focuses on reduction of bycatch of endangered marine turtles and dugongs, as well as providing management-related data to improve conservation and management of marine species. He is a member of the IUCN Marine Turtle Specialist Group and the IUCN Sirenian Specialist Group.