Author: Erin Spencer

Erin is a graduate student in the Curriculum for the Environment and Ecology at UNC. She studies seafood mislabeling, community-based fisheries management, and effectiveness of marine protected areas in the Caribbean. She is also a National Geographic Explorer and has conducted research on invasive species management from Florida to Fiji. Before UNC, she worked for Ocean Conservancy in Washington, D.C.

Blog / Fun Facts About Cephalopods

April 13, 2018August 3, 2018 / Erin Spencer / 1

Class Cephalopoda is home to some of the most intelligent and mysterious critters in the sea. Including species of octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautilus, cephalopods are a type of mollusk…

Blog / Let’s Talk about Pets!

November 17, 2017 / Erin Spencer /

I love my pets. Growing up, I always had animals: fish, hamsters, hermit crabs, and even rats (my mom was particularly happy when those were out of the house). The current…