Leah Hill went to Eckerd College for her bachelor’s degree in marine biology and later graduated from the University of Florida with a master’s degree in fisheries and aquatic sciences with a focus in aquaculture. She has been the Assistant Biologist for the Town of Nantucket Natural Resources Department since 2014. Her primary duties within the Town are to culture shellfish at the municipal hatchery for stock enhancement, run the oyster shell recycling program, and facilitate/execute oyster restoration projects within Nantucket waters. In 2017, she planned and implemented the first oyster restoration project in Nantucket and has been collecting data on many aspects of it since 2016. Prior to her position with the Town, she traveled to the island of Zanzibar, Tanzania to teach proper hatchery techniques to local hatchery employees. In addition, Leah spent a few months in Eleuthera, Bahamas where she grew Cobia in a hatchery setting as well as an offshore cage at the Cape Eleuthera Institute.
