Erin Loury is a science writer and fish scientist based in California. Her work has focused on the establishment, management, and monitoring of community-managed freshwater protected areas for fish, drawing on her early experience with marine protected areas. From 2012–2022, Erin served as the Communications Director and a fisheries biologist at the fisheries consulting company FISHBIO. Her international fisheries work spanned Laos, Cambodia, and Myanmar, where she also led capacity building and conservation outreach efforts. Since 2023, Erin has worked as the Communications Manager for the Coastal Watershed Council in Santa Cruz, CA, where she tells stories about efforts to preserve and protect the San Lorenzo River. Erin is a graduate of the U.C. Santa Cruz Science Communication program, where she wrote for the news section of Science magazine, the Los Angeles Times, and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. She is currently writing about a book about her experiences in Southeast Asia that interweaves natural and personal history, including her mother’s family journey from Vietnam.