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About the owner and operator of Thalassia Environmental:

Markus is a marine ecologist (MSc, RPBio) with over 20 years of experience in scientific diving, habitat and resource management, marine ecology research, and remote wilderness and wildlife media collection. He completed a master's degree with the Coastal Marine Ecology and Conservation lab in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, and attained professional status as a biologist working as a marine consultant and scientific diver with Foreshore Technologies in North Vancouver, BC. Markus started Thalassia Environmental in 2018 with a desire to dedicate his work to marine research and conservation. Current projects include research support and media collection for the Marine Plan Partnership, the Hakai Institute, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society, and Parks Canada, including projects in Gwaii Haanas and the Hakai and Broughton archipelagos. In his free time Markus is often up before sunrise packing a small arsenal of camera gear into a remote access vehicle, before heading off in search of wildlife and perfect light. At home on Quadra Island he can often be found underwater, or on a mountain bike with his business associates Huxley and Eddy (bio pics below).