A bright light with insight

MARINE BIOLOGIST.  EDUCATOR.  SPEAKER.  EXPLORER. 

Hi, nice to meet you!

I'm Melanie, the CEO of Ocean to Eye Level and founder and past Executive Director of the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium. I bring the ocean to eye level to encourage ocean curiosity and conservation.

ABOUT

Co-Founder, Ocean to Eye Level Consulting | Melanie Knight Consulting
Founder & Past Executive Director, Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium
Senior Fisheries Management Officer,  Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Melanie Knight is a marine biologist with a deep love in ocean conservation and public education. Her Marine Biology YouTube channel has over 2,300 subscribers!
Melanie is the founder and past Executive Director of the Petty Harbour Mini Aquarium, a non-profit education centre in Newfoundland. ​
Ever since, she has been supporting the development of community "collect, care, release" aquariums across Canada through her company Ocean to Eye Level Consulting.  ​
Melanie had the opportunity to share her story of ‘bringing the ocean to eye level’ on the TEDx stage in Vancouver. She has done countless speaking gigs for audiences large and small. 
Melanie was recognized for her work environmental work by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society, becoming a Fellow in 2014. She received the Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Award, TechGirls Portraits of Strength and the Canadian Network of Environmental Educators Award.
Melanie has consulted for the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority led-ECHO Program since 2014, managing the internationally recognized voluntary underwater noise reduction initiatives. We cut underwater sound intensity by 55% in key southern resident killer whale foraging areas!
Melanie currently works as a Senior Fisheries Management Officer for Fisheries and Oceans Canada, working to realize the Government of Canada's commitment to conserving 25 per cent of Canada's oceans by 2025, and 30 per cent by 2030.
You will often find Melanie picking up litter while running (plogging), SCUBA diving and practicing her fiddle. She lives in Vancouver with her fellow marine biologist husband. ​

VIDEOS

“Knowing is the key to caring, and with caring there is hope.” 

- DR. SYLVIA EARLE

CONSULTING

ECHO PROGRAM

The Enhancing Cetacean Habitat and Observation (ECHO) Program is a Vancouver Fraser Port Authority-led initiative aimed at better understanding and managing the impact of shipping activities on at-risk whales throughout the southern coast of British Columbia.

AQUARIUM CONSULANT

Melanie is the founder and CEO of Ocean to Eye Level Consulting which helps coastal community leaders start marine education centres and catch-and-release aquariums. 

VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINER

Volunteer Burnaby is a key resource for volunteer involvement in Burnaby and New Westminster and the surrounding region by providing services through our four core competencies under the national definition of a Volunteer Centre by Volunteer Canada. 

Don't be KOI. Drop me a line. 

I would love to hear about how I can help with your ocean project as a consultant or speaker. Talk soon!