Drew Grav-Graham
Achiever Captain and Marine Operations Manager

Drew is the Marine Operations Manager at Raincoast. He captains Raincoast’s research vessel, Achiever, as well as meticulously plans all the trips the boat makes. Coming from a variety of work backgrounds, from tourism, advertising photography, large ship construction/repair, and remote field work, Drew brings his passion for adventure and environmental conservation together in his role overseeing crew and operations as our research vessel Achiever travels around the coast, engaging with first nations communities, researchers, and mariners. 

drew [at] raincoast [dot] org

Achiever

Recent articles

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Join us for a free five-day land-to-sea educational expedition through the Salish Sea

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Map with a satellite imagery basemap showing the 12 partner watersheds in orange and 3 accessory watersheds in yellow.

Interactive map of watershed-based pollution monitoring in southern BC, Canada

Highlights from our water quality monitoring partnerships.

A Southern Resident killer whale leaps out of the calm water, a trail of water running from their dorsal fin.

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Sit down with our Cetacean Conservation Research Program Director, Dr.…

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