Affiliation: Save Our Seas Foundation and the University of Stirling

Isla Hodgson is a Science Communicator for the Save Our Seas Foundation (SOSF) and a NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the University of Stirling. For the last four years she has worked in the SOSF Communications Team, creating engaging and educational content about sharks and rays for a diverse audience. This includes the production of the World of Sharks podcast and writing factual articles for both the SOSF website and magazine. She is passionate about making science accessible to everyone and has previously enjoyed roles as a marine biologist and wildlife guide for Basking Shark Scotland, Education Officer for Aberdeen Science Centre and as a researcher and producer in factual science for BBC Studios. As a marine social scientist Isla specialises in environmental governance, conservation conflict management and stakeholder engagement, and has worked with and developed advice for a diversity of sectors. She is currently Principle Investigator of the NERC-funded project KE4SEA, which works with fisheries, local communities and government agencies in Scotland to enhance knowledge exchange and build more effective, sustainable and locally-appropriate strategies for marine protection.