Helen Scales
British marine biologist and writer; author of What the Wild Sea Can Be.
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- Helen Scales is a British marine biologist, broadcaster and writer.
- Her Cambridge PhD (2005) studied the live reef fish trade, especially the humphead wrasse.
- She has worked for WWF, TRAFFIC, the IUCN and Natural England.
- What the Wild Sea Can Be (2024) was shortlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction.
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- Education
- St John's College, Cambridge; MSc Tropical Coastal Management, Newcastle; PhD, Cambridge (2005)1
- Conservation work
- World Wide Fund for Nature, TRAFFIC International, IUCN, Natural England1
- Teaching
- Tutor, University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education1
- Books
- Poseidon's Steed (2009); Spirals in Time (2015); The Brilliant Abyss (2021); What the Wild Sea Can Be (2024)1
- Recognition
- Shortlisted for the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction (2025)1
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