8 articles
Reef photogrammetry turns overlapping photos into centimetre-scale 3D habitat maps. Here's how the field works, the skills it takes, and who hires for it.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Scientific illustration is real work — field guides, journals, museums and restoration teams all hire ocean illustrators. Skills, training routes, clients and rates.
Tom Okafor ·
Restoration technicians do the physical work of rebuilding kelp forests, reefs and seagrass beds. The skills, tickets, employers and routes into the trade.
Jack Callum ·
Marine mammal observers watch for whales and dolphins around offshore construction and seismic work. Training, certification, pay and how to break in.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Fisheries managers turn stock science and politics into catch rules that keep both fish and fishers afloat. The path in, the skills, the day-to-day.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·
Marine mammal observers and PAM operators keep industrial noise and whales apart. What the job is, which certifications matter, and how to land contracts.
Tom Okafor ·
Marine lawyers shape who may do what, where, in two-thirds of the planet. Inside careers in law of the sea, ocean governance and coastal regulation.
Priya Raman ·
Marine GIS analysts turn sonar, satellite and survey data into the maps coasts are managed by. Here's what the work involves and how to break in.
Dr. Mara Ellison ·