Dr Alicia Sutton is the Research Manager at the Western Australian Marine Science Association. Alicia collaborates with government agencies and leading marine research institutions on a range of projects involving strategic science planning, literature reviews, data management, risk assessments and conservation action planning. Alicia completed a PhD in Marine Science at Murdoch University in 2015, specialising in zooplankton and biological oceanography, specifically krill of WA. Alicia is the current national president of AMSA and has been active in various AMSA roles since 2010.