Elin THOMAS

Dr Elin Angharad Thomas is a deep-sea biologist and early-career researcher, currently working as Communications Manager for the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI). Her role with DOSI supports the integration of scientific and humanistic knowledge in marine governance to promote the conservation and sustainable management of the deep ocean. Elin also holds an Adjunct Research Fellow position with the Deep-Sea Research Centre at the University of Western Australia. Elin's research to date has focused on the ecology, biogeography and conservation of deep-seafloor ecosystems and species, with the ultimate goal of improving our fundamental knowledge about the systematics, distribution and relationships of understudied deep-sea species, while exploring how deep-sea conservation may be achieved with the limited data already available. Elin holds a PhD from Queen’s University Belfast, where she studied the conservation of deep-sea benthic invertebrates, and an MSci in Marine Biology from the University of Southampton.