
Abigail
Reservations/ Marine Naturalist
Abby is originally from St. Helens, Oregon but grew up visiting her family’s summer cabin on Stuart Island in the San Juan Islands. Summer boat trips around the islands, exploring tidepools, and whale watching as a child have been the catalyst for her pursuit of working whale watching seasons around the world. She graduated from Oregon State University in 2015 with a B.S. in Marketing and International Business and has spent much of her career working in the marine science field as a guide, naturalist, and photographer. Her passion for the marine environment has carried her to The Kingdom of Tonga as a whale guide and guest services manager, to the San Juan Islands as a whale watching naturalist, and to Maui as a professional whale watching and underwater photographer. She volunteers with the San Juan County Marine Mammal Stranding Network, the National Park Service conducting bat counts, and Oregon State Parks for the bi-annual gray whale migration. Even on her days off she's in pursuit of a variety of wildlife and can often be found on the boat or a nearby shoreline with a fish, bird, or invertebrate ID book.

Bethany
Operations Manager

Brian
Owner, Operator, Whale Watch Captain, Kayak Guide

Gabriel
Captain

Haleigh
Marine Naturalist
Born and raised in California, Haleigh has explored nearly every inch and ecosystem the golden state has to offer. She completed her undergraduate degree in Environmental Systems from the University of California, San Diego. In that time, she participated in a field research course to learn about California's ecology and conservation efforts. After practicing research on land, she took her skills to Scripps Institution of Oceanography to study the deep sea, investigating the ecosystems around stinky methane seeps and hypoxic zones on and around the seafloor. Haleigh applied her science background and interest in education as an Americorps Science Educator in San Francisco. Coming off of the long year of the pandemic and remote teaching, she spent the summer of 2021 connecting with guests over the unique fauna found in the Salish Sea. She's thrilled to return to the island for another summer of cetaceans, salmon, and stellar sunsets.

Kelly
Reservations/ Marine Naturalist

Laura
Lead Naturalist/ Manager of Science Education and Outreach

Lauren
Reservations/ Marine Naturalist

Michael
Honorary Whale Watch Captain

Olivia
Lead Naturalist/ Manager of Naturalists and Vessel Operations