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British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia Central Coast,
Calvert Island and Quadra Island,
Hakai Institute

At Hakai, we blend technology and science to study a particular part of the British Columbia coast in great detail—long term and year-round. This work informs and strengthens our partnerships and scientific networks across BC, the cross-boundary Cascadia region, and around the globe through MarineGEO.  

At the Hakai Institute, our research flows seamlessly across the artificial nearshore boundary between land and sea—a mixing zone of tremendous productivity and biodiversity. Because of the complex and convoluted coastline around our research centers on Calvert and Quadra Islands in British Columbia, we are blessed with a quantity, quality, and diversity of nearshore habitats that rivals anywhere on the planet—rocky reefs, seagrass meadows, kelp forests, mud flats, salt marshes, rocky intertidal, and more. The Hakai Institute was among the founding nodes of MarineGEO, which in turn has led to a growing web of collaborations. 

We have specific expertise in technology, including sensor networks, geospatial mapping, information technology, DNA sequencing, and computer modeling. Our work in the nearshore epitomizes the way we achieve science of global consequence by combining the excellence of our own research teams with the power of active collaboration across the Pacific region and farther afield. MarineGEO research at Hakai focuses mainly in seagrass and kelp habitats. 

Participating institutions

Hakai Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Province of British Columbia, BC Parks, Parks Canada 

University of British Columbia (UBC), University of Victoria (UVic), Simon Fraser University (SFU), University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) 

Heiltsuk Nation, Wuikinuxv Nation, CCIRA, Nanwakolas 

And many more!  

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Alyssa-Lois Gehman

Marine Ecologist and Adjunct Professor

Hakai Institute and UBC | Calvert

Carolyn Prentice

Research Technician

Hakai Institute | British Columbia

Gillian Sadlier-Brown

Research Technician

Hakai Institute | Calvert Ecological Observatory

Tyrel Froese

Research Technician

Hakai Institute | Quadra Island Ecological Observatory

Derek VanMaanen

Kelp Forest Researcher and Field Technician

Hakai Institute Calvert and Quadra Field Stations

Faye Manning

Research Technician

Hakai Institute Calvert Island Observatory

Luba Reshitnyk

Research Technician

Hakai Institute | Quadra Island / Calvert Island

Keith Holmes

Geospatial Research Scientist

The Hakai Institute’s Calvert Ecological Observatory (HICEO)

Geospatial Scientist

Hakai Institute / Tula Foundation
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The Marine Global Earth Observatory (MarineGEO), directed by the Smithsonian’s Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network (TMON), is a network of partners researching biodiversity as the heart of healthy, productive, coastal ecosystems, where marine life and people are concentrated and interact most. MarineGEO marshals the Smithsonian’s leadership in discovery and convening power to advance knowledge useful to decision-makers in supporting innovative management and protection of marine life.