About me

I am a recovering terrestrial ecologist interested in the ecological roles of sea cucumbers and in developing more sustainable sea cucumber fisheries. I am a Master's student in the Marine Ecology Lab and part of the Earth2Ocean research group at Simon Fraser University.

About me

I am a recovering terrestrial ecologist interested in the ecological roles of sea cucumbers and in developing more sustainable sea cucumber fisheries. I am a Master's student in the Marine Ecology Lab and part of the Earth2Ocean research group at Simon Fraser University.

Research

I am currently investigating the impacts of sea cucumber fisheries on seagrass ecosystems. I am testing whether nutrient provisioning from sea cucumbers (i.e. their pee!) is important for seagrass growth using a large field experiment in Eleuthera, The Bahamas. 

Outreach

I regularly share my work with both academic and non-academic audiences​ and am working with Skype-A-Scientist to make science more accessible for kids. Check out this video of my award winning talk about my first thesis chapter.

Outreach

I regularly share my work with both academic and non-academic audiences​ and am working with Skype-A-Scientist to make science more accessible for kids. Check out this video of my award winning talk about my first thesis chapter.

Get in touch!

If you have any questions, are interested in collaborating, or would like a copy of one of my publications, please feel free to email me at hwatkins 'at' sfu.ca or fill out the form here.