A love of the outdoors lead Georgia Hall to start a career in the far north of Vancouver Island, after studying Forest Sciences at UBC. Living close to nature kindled a desire to better answer questions about the world around her, and she returned to UBC for master’s studies investigating impacts of ocean acidification on BC shellfish. Hall linked expected declines in ocean pH to worsening growth in oysters and mussels – showing that aspects of shellfish biology changed rapidly at important tipping points. With practical ramifications for aquaculture, her work will be used to help develop an ocean acidification vulnerability framework for British Columbia.