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
There is still time to save endangered killer whales
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Scientists are delivering new insights into the source, fate, and effects of plastics and microplastics in Canada
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Confronting bright extinction
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Wolves, whales, and water
We have completed our analysis of inbreeding across Resident killer…
Rethinking fisheries
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Conserving and restoring Coastal Douglas-fir forests
We’re now establishing long term monitoring and sampling protocols, developing…