She regularly advises governments and international organisations on ocean governance and has been invited to speak on conservation issues at forums including the United Nations and the World Economic Forum.

Since gaining her PhD in 2014, she has dived to parts of the deep ocean that few, if any, have explored before, published over 75 peer-reviewed research papers, and participated in research expeditions around the world. She also acts as an independent scientific consultant to clients such as the Benioff Ocean Science Laboratory at University of California Santa Barbara and the Pew Charitable Trust, on a range of ocean topics, from bone-eating worms and capacity building to low-cost, deep-sea imaging and marine protected areas.

Dr. Amon also has an extensive record of communicating science to the public. She and her research have been featured on global outlets, including the BBC, The New York Times, CNN International. She was also named as a National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2020 and starred alongside actor Will Smith in the Disney+ National Geographic series, “Welcome to Earth”, with another National Geographic series to be released later this year.