Dr Tammy Horton is a Research Scientist at the National Oceanography Centre (NOC), Southampton. She is an expert in deep-sea taxonomy, ecology and biodiversity, with > 20 years’ research experience. Tammy is an experienced curator, having begun her academic career at the Natural History Museum, London, and now as the manager of the Discovery Collections, a unique collection of more than 70,000 deep-sea samples and specimens. She was Chair of the Steering Committee of the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) from 2016 – 2022, and coordinates the World Amphipoda Database (WAD) and the World Register of Deep-Sea Species (WoRDSS). Tammy champions the importance of a robust taxonomic nomenclature in underpinning all biodiversity science. She regularly engages with a wide range of stakeholders, international bodies, and the public to improve the understanding of the importance of taxonomy in policy-making for management of the marine environment.
