About the owner and operator of Thalassia Envionmental:

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. Markus completed a master's degree with the Coastal Marine Ecology and Conservation lab (CMEC) in the School of Resource and Environmental Management at Simon Fraser University, and attained his professional status as a biologist working as a marine consultant and scientific diver with Foreshore Technologies in North Vancouver, BC. Current projects include research and media collection for the Marine Plan Partnership, the Hakai Institute, CMEC, and Parks Canada.

After travelling extensively over the past two decades; living in Kenya, the Netherlands, and Australia along the way, Markus returned home to settle down to live and work in British Columbia – one of the most beautiful and wild places on earth! In his free time Markus is often up before sunrise packing a small arsenal of camera gear into a canoe or kayak, before heading off in search of wildlife and perfect light. Recent adventures include Haida Gwaii, and the Hakai and Broughton archipelagos. At home on Quadra Island Markus can often be found underwater, or on a mountain bike with his dogs Huxley and Eddy.