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Donna M. Gibbs
Summary
Research Diver/Data Specialist, Coastal Ocean Research Institute, an Ocean Wise Initiative. Donna Gibbs has been working at the Vancouver Aquarium since 1992 and is an expert in local marine taxonomy. She has over 2600 logged cold water research dives and has been diving for the Howe Sound Research Program for 25 years. She has contributed to 8 scientific journal articles, and also played an integral role in producing Andy Lamb’s Marine Life of the Pacific Northwest. Her work directly contributed to the discovery of the cleaner lebbeid (Lebbeus mundus), a previously unknown cold water shrimp. Her recent work focuses on photo documentation of organisms in Howe Sound, and on training less experienced divers in marine taxonomy. Donna manages the Pacific Marine Life Surveys database.