A marine ecologist with expertise on top predator ecology and conservation, particularly marine mammals, Clare is an Associate Professor in Marine Ecology at the University of Plymouth. Clare has been working in the Chagos Archipelago since 2019, initially to understand the role of oceanography in driving predator-prey aggregations including pelagic fish and reef manta rays. Since then she has been leading the first study of cetaceans (whales and dolphins) in the Chagos Archipelago and wider Indian Ocean, which she presented at the 2025 CCT AGM: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u54o-q8AGT8.