Leah Cabral Hill

ASSISTANT BIOLOGIST, NATURAL RESOURCES DEPARTMENT

Leah Cabral Hill is an Assistant Biologist with the Natural Resources Department on Nantucket, whose aim is to preserve, protect and restore Nantucket’s natural resources through responsible active management, research, education, and outreach. She received her master’s degree in Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences from the University of Florida. Leah works at the Brant Point Shellfish Hatchery, growing Nantucket bay scallops, oysters, and clams for enhancement or restoration, and she established and still runs the town’s first shell recycling program “Shuck It for Nantucket,” using shells collected on the island for the Shimmo Creek Oyster Restoration Project.