Elizabeth Cottier-Cook
Professor in marine biology, The University of the Highlands and Islands and the Scottish Association for Marine Science
specialises in marine invasive species and biosecurity. She is also the programme leader for the Erasmus Mundus joint masters in
aquaculture, environment and society and fellow of the Royal
Society of Biology. She has published over 120 peer-reviewed papers, including a book and five book chapters on a variety of topics ranging from sea urchin nutrition, to environmental impacts of aquaculture, to seaweed biosecurity.