The team

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Jared’s work primarily revolves around studying the movements, behaviour, abundance, and ecology of cetacean populations using direct observations and remote sensing technology. He typically spends over 100 days a year at sea conducting field research on killer whales in both hemispheres, but has also been involved in studies on minke, humpback, fin, sei, blue, grey, right and sperm whales in the North Pacific, South Atlantic, Indian, and Southern Oceans. Jared manages several killer whale population datasets, helps advise and direct a number of cetacean research and conservation organizations in North America, has published several scientific articles, and in addition to conducting conservation based field research also responds to cetacean incidents such as entanglements, entrapments, and strandings.. 

Tasli joined Bay Cetology in 2017 as a data analyst and research assistant, primarily with the ongoing Bigg's Killer Whale population monitoring program. She also manages a project focused on photo-identification of Humpback Whales in the Salish Sea, and collaborates with similar efforts across the region. Tasli has over 11 years of experience working on the waters of southeastern Vancouver Island as both a captain and wildlife guide. 

Gary joined Bay Cetology in 2016 as a research assistant and data analyst and primarily works on the Bigg’s killer whale monitoring program. He is also part of the Ocean Wise conservation association as a whale research assistant and vessel operator. Their photogrammetry team uses aerial photographs to assess body condition and relative health of northern resident and Bigg’s killer whales. Occasionally, he works as a professional wildlife guide with Ocean Ecoventures based out of Cowichan Bay. 

Danielle is a marine mammologist from South Africa who joined Bay Cetology in 2023 as a photo ID specialist. Her role here includes the processing and management of photo ID data, database administration and assisting with fieldwork and equipment maintenance. Danielle has over 15 years of experience in various roles within the marine mammal field and holds an MSc in Zoology which focused on the abundance and habitat use of the endangered Indian Ocean humpback dolphin. Her previous experience includes working as a boat-based whale watching guide and skipper, attending to marine mammal strandings and conducting necropsies, managing and leading research projects at NGO’s in South Africa and Namibia and joining the 78th Overwintering Expedition to remote subantarctic Marion Island to collect data on killer whales and pinnipeds for the Marion Island Marine Mammal Programme.. 

Elysanne is a French marine biologist who obtained her MSc studying coral bleaching. Since then, she has been involved with sea turtle preservation in Costa Rica before working on small dolphin and killer whale bioacoustics and ethology in Greece and British Columbia. Her role with Bay Cetology includes assisting with fieldwork, analysing and processing photo-identification data, developing databases, and managing the NRKW ID app. Elysanne's interests are, among other things, marine conservation, cetacean acoustics and behaviour, and animal welfare.  

Celine is a Masters student at the University of Montpellier, France. As part of her degree she has been working with Bay Cetology since 2022 to study scar acquisition and healing rates among ecologically and genetically distinct killer whale populations. She also collaborated with Bay Cetology for her Bachelors thesis which focused on a global review of the impacts of climate change on cetaceans. Celine has co-authored a book on the state of the world's oceans and has experience working with marine mammals and seabirds in Europe and Southern Africa as a research assistant, guide and science communicator.