# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/asha-de-vos
# Generated: 2026-08-13T22:33:56.852Z

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name: "Asha de Vos"
slug: "asha-de-vos"
description: "Asha de Vos is a Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of blue whale research within the northern Indian Ocean. She is known for her Blue Whale Project. She is a Senior TED Fellow and was chosen for a BBC 100 Women award in 2018. She is a National Geographic 2016 Emerging Explorer Grantee."
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birthDate: "1979"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump