Darcy Bradley

Bio

Darcy is the Co-Director of emLab’s Ocean & Fisheries Program and a member of the Research Faculty at the University of California Santa Barbara. She conducts collaborative, theoretical and applied research, and works closely with NGOs, government agencies, and multidisciplinary academic teams in order to find actionable solutions to conservation challenges in the ocean. Her current research focuses on understanding how remote sensing and near real-time data analytics can drive conservation opportunities for marine wildlife protection and sustainable fisheries management, and she has a particular interest in bridging movement ecology and fisheries science to improve conservation outcomes. Darcy holds a bachelor’s degree from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in Environmental Science & Management from UC Santa Barbara. When not sciencing, Darcy is likely in or adjacent to the ocean playing with her dog and toddler.