Victor Huertas

Alumni

26 May

PhD Alumnus

As a kid growing up in Barcelona, Spain, the Mediterranean Sea was Víctor's playground. Spending hours snorkeling in the northwestern Mediterranean, he quickly developed an appreciation for the marine environment. After earning his undergraduate degree in Spain, he moved overseas and spent five years in the western Caribbean, where he combined field research with conservation activities. In 2016, he completed his Masters Degree in Marine Biology and Ecology at James Cook University. In his MSc thesis, supervised by Prof. Bellwood, Víctor described an unusual lip adaptation in tubelip wrasses that enables them to feed on corals. In his PhD, he investigated the effects of coral-feeding fishes on coral reef resilience under a range of scenarios.

Victor completed his PhD in 2021 and is currently working at ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies as a Postdoctoral researcher and digital communications officer