Maureen Vo, BSc
NoiseTracker Coordinator (Outreach and education)
Maureen has worn many hats since joining Raincoast in 2016. She initially joined as the Education Coordinator to pilot the Salish Sea Emerging Stewards Program and simultaneously continued to build capacity and develop programs for Raincoast through her role as Development Coordinator. Currently, she is now the NoiseTracker Coordinator and working to pilot a BC coast-wide collaborative initiative amongst underwater acoustic data gatherers to create an integrated and comprehensive map-based noise visualization system on a centralized platform that will help inform policy and management decisions to reduce underwater noise impacts on marine life.
Her multidisciplinary work and experiences have allowed her to truly understand and value the power of collaboration and weaving different knowledge systems together, which she applies to all her work.
Maureen completed an interdisciplinary master’s degree in marine biology and computer engineering from the University of Montreal. She is mostly found outdoors wandering through coastal forests and exploring the ocean and its inhabitants through boating, sailing, and now freediving.
Recent articles
The killer whales are speaking, but is the minister of transport listening?
Studies have shown that killer whales’ ability to communicate is…
Sounding the alarm: The federal draft Ocean Noise Strategy falls short
Why Canada’s draft Ocean Noise Strategy misses the mark.
BC NGOs head to Seattle for final step in their objection to the MSC certification of southeast Alaska salmon fisheries
Alaska’s fisheries should not be accredited with Marine Stewardship Council’s…
Salmon DNA enables new understanding of how young Chinook salmon use the Fraser River Estuary
Raincoast’s five year collection of genetic samples illuminates patterns of…
Wildlife killing contests
We have ethical responsibilities to targeted species and to biodiversity,…
New research shows the impact log booms have on salmon habitats in the Fraser Estuary
The study found that log booms impact physical habitat, water…