Lucy
Marcus is a marine biologist who graduated
with an Environmental Studies degree from
the University of California at Santa Cruz,
in 1997. Since then, Lucy has worked on
numerous field projects which included
releasing fledging peregrine falcons in
coastal California. Later, Lucy worked for
NOAA in the N.W. Hawaiian Islands, spening 3
months at sea, removing abandoned fishing
gear from reefs to ensure the protection of
resident Hawaiian monk seals. Lucy also
enjoyed working in Maui for a year, as a
marine mammal naturalist, guide, dive
instructor and photographer on sailing
catamarans. Here she gave daily talks about
the calving and breeding humpback whales,
also teaching about the resident spinner
dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, pilot whales
and sea turtles. While in Hawaii, Lucy
participated in a manta ray tagging and
tracking research project, following manta
rays with acoustic tags for days on a
research vessel.
Recently, Lucy spent 2 years in Australia,
completing a masters degree in marine
biology at James Cook University in
Townsville, Queensland. Her research
projects took her to Papua New Guinea and
Moreton Island. Lucy contributed to studies
on the effect of marine pingers as deterrent
devices for dugongs, by investigating
potential changes in dugong vocalizations
and feeding sounds. She was also a member
of an aerial survey team recording dugong
numbers along the eastern coast of
Australia. During these flights, all large
animals seen were recorded, including
humpback whales, and various dolphins,
sharks and rays.
Lucy
enjoys being on or in the water, as a former
life guard, Lucy now loves surfing and
freediving. She has a keen sense of
observation, is and experienced zodiac
driver and an confident crew member. She
has training in scientific research diving,
PADI dive instruction, wilderness first
response, and is an avid topside and
underwater photographer and videographer.
Lucy is excited to offer her skills and
experience to help in marine mammal research
and conservation efforts around the world.
