Dylan Smyth, MSc Student
Cetacean Conservation Program Associate
Dylan is an aquatic sciences technician with a focus on marine mammal ecology and conservation. After graduating in 2015 with a Bachelor of Science, Dylan spent several years working on various projects involving juvenile salmon survival before switching gears to marine mammals. He loves being on the water, playing with boats, drones, and various other scientific toys. His keen interest, and ear, for marine mammal acoustics has given him the privilege of working with a variety of organizations such as OrcaLab, Ocean Wise, and DFO.
After nearly 10 years of field work up and down British Columbia’s coastline, Dylan is now returning to school to pursue a Masters degree with the University of the Algarve in Portugal. Working closely in collaboration with Raincoast and Simon Fraser University, his research will investigate the effects of anthropogenic noise on southern resident killer whale call type selection.
Recent articles
Notes From the Shipyard
Raincoast’s dedicated research boat, a 66-foot steel hulled sloop called…
Facts from faeces: Prey remains in Wolf, Canis lupus, faeces revise occurrence records for mammals of British Columbia’s coastal archipelago.
Price, M.H.H., C.T. Darimont, N.N. Winchester, and P.C. Paquet. 2005.…
First Days
Chris Williamson, From Bella Bella, BC May 2006 First Days…
Exploring the Land of C’idawai
Briony PennSalt Spring Island, BCMay 2006 In 1916, populations of…
Modelling Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Distribution and Habitat in Coastal Temperate Rainforests of British Columbia, Canada
Swan, P.L. 2005. Modelling Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) Distribution and…
The Zen of Isotopes
I am master of the world’s smallest spoon. To be…
Great Bear Rainforest wins partial protection
Sixteen years ago, a small team of biologists and explorers…
Fish out of Water
As I crouched down to photograph a pure white banana…