Name
Charlotte Hukin
Nickname
Charlie
Where are you from?
London
What are you best known for?
My love of snacks!
What’s your background
My background is in arts education. I have worked at museums and galleries supporting learning workshops and events for lots of different audiences.
What inspired you to volunteer to support Reef-World and why do you care about marine conservation?
I care a lot about the environment and marine conservation is something that I’m learning more about through volunteering with Reef-World. I have lots of free time during the Covid-19 lockdown and wanted to do something to support the work of the charity.
What type of tasks will you be helping with while volunteering for Reef-World?
I’m helping with research for Reef-World’s social media. I’m looking up lots of fishy facts and creating a database. This will help them in their communications about what they do and how their Green Fins initiative (which the charity runs in partnership with the UN Environment Programme) helps to protect coral reefs globally.
Outside work, what are your hobbies/favourite pastimes?
Gardening, cooking, drawing, yoga and going to museums
What’s your favourite marine animal and why?
I love dugongs! I think they look super cute and they play an important role in keeping the sea grass healthy.
What marine animal are you most like and why?
After discovering that they can eat 30kg of sea grass a day, I decided I’m also most like the dugong as I can eat a LOT of snacks.
Do you have any plans to try scuba diving or snorkelling one day?
I’ve never actually been snorkelling but it’s definitely on the list of things to try!
Star sign and how you express it
Taurus – apparently that means I’m stubborn (?!) but I’m not so sure about that.
If you could have one superpower, what would you choose and why?
It’s a cliché but I’d love to be able to fly
What’s the strangest injury you’ve ever had?
I’m quite risk averse so haven’t had many injuries – apart from concussion!
Tell us something most people wouldn’t know about you?
I’m an over sharer so can’t actually think of anything!