Kat Bolstad

Kat is a deep-sea biologist focusing on the systematics and ecology of squids, and global biodiversity of cephalopods in general. Originally from the US, where she has worked at the Smithsonian and New England Aquarium (and collaborated with the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute), she now lives in Aotearoa New Zealand. She leads the AUT Lab for Cephalopod Ecology and Systematics (ALCES) at Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland University of Technology.