Growing up in Australia, Sarah has spent her life in, on and around the water. This connection to nature drove her back to the University of Adelaide mid-career to study Marine Biology. Here her research focused on the indirect effects of climate change on calcifying herbivores in a model ecosystem, studying an offshore active volcano in New Zealand! In 2017 she landed in the Florida Keys to research and restore Florida’s Coral Reef, leading coral restoration operations for the Upper Keys and scientifically responding to threats like Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease.
Living in Islamorada, the “Sport Fishing Capital of the World,” Sarah spends every possible free moment on the water searching for tarpon, snook and bonefish across the stunning backcountry and flats in Florida Bay. This cemented her desire to protect and understand this unique fishery, leading her to Bonefish & Tarpon Trust. As a Research Associate for BTT, Sarah spends her time engaging with fishing guides and conducting fieldwork to support BTT’s spinning fish studies and other Keys fishery projects.
