Oceanic Society Expeditions works in collaboration with a number of universities, and our research programs benefit from the expertise of top specialists in the field. Our scientific advisory committee includes:

Dr. R.H. Defran, Director of the Cetacean Behavior Laboratory, San Diego State University;

Dr. Nicole Duplaix, Former Chairman of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature/SSC Otter Specialist Group;

Dr. Peter Dutton, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service;

Dr. Sylvia Earle, marine scientist and former chief scientist for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Dr. Ellen Hines, is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. Assistant Professor at San Francisco State University.

Dr. Hal Markowitz, Professor of Biology at San Francisco State University,

Dr. Steven Platt, biologist with Wildlife Conservation Society;

Randall Reeves, Co-chairman, Cetacean Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation of Nature;

Dr. Bernd Wursig, Professor of Marine Mammalogy at Texas A&M University