David is an outdoor enthusiast, who has a deep love for oceans, water, and mountains.

David is passionate about addressing data gaps through research and using science to enhance species conservation. To pursue this passion, he has co-founded an NGO dedicated to research and conservation: Whale Research Collective. www.linkedin.com/company/whal...

These efforts aim to establish the health status of northern bottlenose whale populations in Atlantic Canada and evaluate anthropogenic threats.

Body condition is an indicator of individual health. He will also be examining the severity of anthropogenic markings (scars from entanglements and vessel strikes).

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When she’s not on a boat looking for whales or crunching code, you can find her gardening, bird watching, and always learning cool new things about nature — sometimes with her niece and nephew in tow.

After seven years as a biologist with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, she’s back for another round in the Whitehead Lab. Christine completed her MSc in 2017 on the family dynamics of the well known — and well loved — Dominican sperm whales (swipe right for a flashback to those days).