Dr. Erin Foster is a postdoctoral Research Scientist with the Cetacean Research Program at Fisheries and Oceans Canada’s Pacific Biological Station. Erin received a PhD from the University of Victoria, examining the effects of sea otter range expansion, their influence on eelgrass population genetics and community ecology, and the ancient relationships between sea otters, clams, and Indigenous clam gardening. Erin has 17 years of experience with sea otters and nearshore ecology and is interested in restoring the ecological interactions that have been lost or modified where keystone species are reduced.