Who We Are?

Upon completing his Master’s at Dalhousie University (Nova Scotia, Canada) in 1984, Ken moved to British Columbia. His career as a seabird biologist began in 1986 when he was contracted (by the Canadian Wildlife Service (CWS)) to survey seabirds off Canada’s west coast. Following several years of short-term positions, Ken was offered a ‘permanent’ job with CWS. Until he retired (in October 2022), Ken worked as a pelagic seabird biologist, investigating the spatiotemporal distribution of seabirds investigating the extent of seabird bycatch in commercial fisheries, and promoting ways to reduce bycatch mortalities. Ken’s involvement with the WSU began in 2008 when he was invited to co-chair the Travel Awards Committee of the 1 st World Seabird Conference.