OUTER SHORES EXPEDITIONS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Captain & Expedition Leader
"It's around the table and in the preparation of food that we learn about ourselves and about the world."
"Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth you owe me. Look what happens with a love like that, it lights up the whole sky!"
Job Titles:
- Captain & Expedition Leader
Graham "Jaahljuu" Richard is a descendant of Kyaanuusalii Codfish People, a Haida family of Kay xal the raven matrilineage. He lives in Hl Gaagilda Skidegate, where he works as a full-time Research Writer with the Council of the Haida Nation.
He volunteers with Saahlinda Naay Haida Gwaii Museum as Treasurer and recently became the newest member of the Haida Gwaii Repatriation Committee. He participates in Hltaaxuulang Guud ad K'aajuu, a Haida dance group based at Kay Llnagaay, which has sought to honour Kuuniisii Haida ancestors by supporting unnumbered ceremonies for decades. Most recently he was honoured to contribute to SG aawaay K‘uuna, a full-length feature film in Haida language, as one of the script-writers and as an on-set script supervisor.
Job Titles:
- Captain & Expedition Leader
Job Titles:
- Operations & Logistics / Expedition Leader
- Operations Team
"Men wanted for hazardous journey, small wages, bitter cold, long months of complete darkness, constant danger, safe return doubtful, honour and recognition in case of success."
Job Titles:
- Scientist
- Marine Conservation Scientist
Job Titles:
- Captain & Expedition Leader
Job Titles:
- Marine Conservation Scientist
- Marine Scientist
Rebecca is an applied marine scientist working to co-create solutions that help conserve our coasts and oceans while supporting people's livelihoods and cultural connections. Rebecca's passion for the ocean started on the beaches and salt marshes of the US southeast, but she has fully embraced the rocky coast.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- President
- Founder / Owner / Operator
- Operations Team
Russell has spent his life and career as a marine ecologist and mariner studying, exploring, and sailing the BC coast. Founding Outer Shores has been the realization of his ambition to bring together his experience, education, and passions to create an organization that fosters education, awareness, and stewardship.
During his PhD in the Department of Zoology at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Institute for Resources, Environment, and Sustainability (also at UBC), Russell focused his research in three general areas: (1) the effects of over-fishing and over-hunting top predators on coastal ecosystems and human communities; (2) relationships between changing ocean climate and marine fish population dynamics; and (3) the design and effectiveness of marine protected areas.
As a mariner, Russell's career has included everything from instructional sailing, yacht deliveries, commercial research vessels, Canadian Coast Guard fast-response craft and lifeboats, and expedition sailing vessels.
For the past 10 years, Russell has owned and operated Outer Shores Expeditions and continues to love exploring and learning about the BC coast. When not at sea, Russell lives in Cobble Hill, on Vancouver Island, with his partner Rebecca, and their son Dylan.
Job Titles:
- Co - Founder / Owner / Operator Outer Shores Lodge
- Operations Team
"Counting fish is just like counting trees - except that they are invisible and keep moving."
Scott is a lifelong biologist most happy when wearing gumboots and being with people in the outdoors. As owner-operator of Outer Shores Lodge in partnership with Russell Markel, he brings forward this enthusiasm and passion with guests. Before pivoting to Outer Shores Lodge, Scott worked as a marine ecologist at the David Suzuki Foundation for 15 years in the capacity of Senior Research Scientist. He is an educator, author, activist, naturalist, and fisheries researcher whose career has focused on marine conservation. Scott holds a PhD from the University of British Columbia and has taught several university and college level courses on the marine and coastal ecology of British Columbia. Scott currently teaches courses with North Island College's Adventure Guiding program and UBC's Haida Gwaii Institute
Job Titles:
- Guest Services & Marketing Manager
- Operations Team
"I want to stand as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center."