Ann Bishop

Ann is a phycologist and marine ecologist with research interests in algal taxonomy, natural history collections, and the intersection between aquaculture and conservation. She is a Ph.d. student being co-advised by Dr. Leander Anderegg at UCSB and Dr. Halley Froehlich at UCSB and the University of Helsinki. Her research focuses on emerging aquaculture technologies and practices, and how these intersect with modern challenges such as marine heatwaves, connecting to markets, and building resilient ecological or food systems. 

Ann received her B.S. in Natural Resource Management from Colorado State University, where she developed her love of botany. She applied this knowledge while working in outdoor education and the National Park Service before earning her Master's of Marine Science from Moss Landing Marine Labs in the Phycology Lab under Dr. Mike Graham. Her master’s research focused on reproductive competition between giant kelp and Sargassum horneri under differing temperature regimes. She has experience in herbarium management, project management, seaweed and abalone aquaculture.