How to become a marine biologist - Part 5

Getting experience early on is key and the best way to do that is by volunteering!

This is part 5 of the 10-part series of how to become a marine biologist. Don't give up on your dreams kids.

ABOUT
Melanie Knight is CEO and Co-Founder of Ocean to Eye Level which provides marine project management consulting including the development of public marine education centres. Melanie is the founder and past Executive Director of the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, a non-profit education centre in Newfoundland. Melanie graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a BSc. in Biology and a minor in business. For the past 14 years, Melanie has been working with the largest and the smallest aquariums in Canada fostering curiosity for the underwater world. Melanie worked at the Vancouver Aquarium as a marine educator and manager of volunteers. Melanie has since been recognized for her work environmental work with the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium becoming a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, receiving the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Award, TechGirls Portraits of Strength and the Canadian Network of Environmental Educators Award in 2014. She lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada with her nerdy husband.

WATCH
Watch Melanie's TED talk:    • Ocean to eye level | Melanie Knight | TEDx...  

FIND OUT MORE:
Melanie's website: http://www.melanieknight.net/
Melanie's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melanieknig...
Ocean to Eye Level's website: http://www.oceantoeyelevel.com/
Ocean to Eye Level's Instagram:   / oceantoeyelevel  

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