Danielle Carey was born in Wales and studied BSc Environmental Science at University of Plymouth, England. She spent most of 2018 exploring South-east Asia, including three months completing research on plastic pollution in Penang’s mangroves. She is passionate about protecting coastal habitats and communicating science to wider audiences.

is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Marine and Coastal Studies. Born and bred in Penang, she has made it her goal to discover novel approaches to develop coastal areas in a sustainable way in order for the ecosystem and the community to co-exist in equilibrium.