Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark obtained a Bachelor of Science degree with Distinction in Marine Biology in 1981 at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1985 at the University of Saskatchewan in Manitoba, and has practiced mixed species and aquatic/exotic animal medicine in 5 provinces in Canada. Currently appointed at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, he has published over 50 research and clinical papers and book chapters on veterinary aspects of wildlife and marine species. His national contributions to animal welfare, particularly the creation of the first Guidelines for Use of Fish in Research, were recognised in 2021 withthe Canadian Council on Animal Care Dr. Harry C. Rowsell Award.

As part of a life-time of support for citizen science and facilitating marine environmental conservation, Chris has written, filmed and hosted over 30 natural history documentaries for Discovery Channel, BBC, National Film Board of Canada, History Channel, Netflix and National Geographic. An avid underwater image-maker and diver since 1976, he wrote the first photo-illustrated Maritime marine life guide, Eastern Tidepool and Reef in 1996.