Jean Wells

After earning her PhD in Maritime Anthropology, Jean accepted a research position in Japan to study traditional ama divers, planning to stay just one year. Twenty years later, she's built a career documenting disappearing fishing traditions across Asia and the Pacific while raising her two children in Yokohama with her Japanese husband. Her viral video series comparing Chesapeake Bay crabbing techniques with Japanese methods launched her unexpected second career as a travel content creator focused on indigenous water practices.