Tasli Shaw
Co-founder and project lead.
Tasli manages the Humpback Whales of the Salish Sea database and curates the photo identification catalogue. In addition, she processes Bigg’s Killer Whale data for DFO’s longstanding photo-ID project (in collaboration with Bay Cetology) and for DFO’s CeMoRe project. Tasli has over 12 years of experience working on Salish Sea as both a captain and a naturalist.

 

Mark Malleson
Co-founder and field work specialist.
Mark has been documenting the return of the Humpback Whale to the Salish Sea since 1997.
In addition to his extensive Humpback Whale documentation, Mark also collaborates with the Center for Whale Research in locating and documenting Bigg’s Killer Whales. Mark has also been contracting for Fisheries and Oceans Canada since 2003.

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