As part of our regular series introducing the women scientists onboard the Nansen, we’d like to introduce you today to Lindsay Beazley.
Lindsay works as a biologist for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, a department of the Canadian government. Her job is focused on studying and mapping the distribution of vulnerable marine species, such as corals and sponges off the east coast of Canada and in international waters.
In the earlier years of her education, Lindsay never thought her interests in marine biology would lead her to study the deep sea, but in the third year of her Bachelors degree she participated in her first oceanographic cruise where a remotely operated vehicle was used to explore the deep ocean off Canada. Her work has been focused on deep-sea ecosystems ever since.