"Bringing the ocean to eye level is the first step towards ocean conservation."
- Melanie Knight @ TEDx 2014
Our Team
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Melanie Knight
CEO | Ocean to Eye Level Consulting Founder & Past Executive Director | Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium Melanie Knight is CEO and Co-Founder of Ocean to Eye Level Consulting which supports coastal communities around the world open public marine education centres. Melanie is also the founder and past Executive Director of the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, a non-profit education centre in Newfoundland. Melanie had the opportunity to share her story of ‘bringing the ocean to eye level’ on the TEDx stage in Vancouver, November 2014. Melanie graduated from Memorial University of Newfoundland with a BSc. in Biology and a minor in Business. For over 15 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 with her husband.
Watch Melanie’s TED talk Email Melanie |
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Mark Cunnington
Professional Engineer |
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Ruby Banwait
Senior Biologist | Vancouver Aquarium |
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Laura Griffith-Cochrane
Curator & General Manager | Ucluelet Aquarium |
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But that’s not all.
Our team can expand if needed to pull in experts in aquarium design and management from around the world, including engineers, scientists, custom aquarium builders, leading education professionals, tourism marketing professionals, architects and retail designers. Depending on your team’s skills, we are able to fill the gaps and support your projects development beginning to end.
Our team can expand if needed to pull in experts in aquarium design and management from around the world, including engineers, scientists, custom aquarium builders, leading education professionals, tourism marketing professionals, architects and retail designers. Depending on your team’s skills, we are able to fill the gaps and support your projects development beginning to end.
Proud Partners
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We are proud Mission Blue Affiliate Partners.
The Mission Blue Sylvia Earle Alliance’s purpose is to explore and care for the ocean. They are committed to inspiring a sea change in public awareness, access and support for marine protected areas worldwide, ranging from the deepest ocean to sunlit reefs, and from the seamounts of the high seas to coastal seagrass meadows. We draw inspiration from the vision evoked by our founder, Dr. Sylvia Earle: to ignite public support for a global network of marine protected areas hope spots large enough to save and restore the ocean, the blue heart of the planet. Under Dr. Earle’s leadership, the SEA team has embarked on a series of expeditions to further this vision and shed light on these ocean Hope Spots. We also bring the discoveries and stories of a network of ocean experts to the public through documentaries, social and traditional media, and innovative tools like Google Earth’s “Explore the Ocean” layer. Mission Blue |
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As Professional Associates with AZA, our aquariums share like minded visions and values of animal care standards and ethics.
AZA is committed to providing the highest quality member services to advance the zoo and aquarium movement. AZA is also committed to being a global leader in promoting species conservation and animal welfare by leveraging the size, scope, expertise, and public trust of its member institutions. |
A new wave of aquariumsOcean to Eye Level consultants are on the leading edge of aquarium design, operations and marine education around the world. We have spoken at the following international conferences:
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