Hamza Mendil

Biography

Hamza Mohamed Anis Mendil, a marine biologist by training and a diving instructor, was born in 1987 in the coastal city of Ténès, Algeria. The grandson of a professional diver from the 1960s and 70s, he learned his passion for the sea from his grandfather, which later led him to study oceanography.

Currently a doctoral candidate in the field, he and several colleagues have founded a production company that creates educational documentaries about Algerian and Mediterranean marine ecological heritage, as well as other products (short films, animations, and reports) shared with various schools in the country.

Through his studies and his work, Hamza Mendil strives to instill in younger generat...