Carolyn McKinnon

Spotlight on: Carolyn McKinnon

Get to know the team at Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre!

  • Name: Carolyn McKinnon

  • Pronouns: She/her

  • Title: Assistant kelp culture technician

  • Location: Bamfield

  • How long you’ve worked at BMSC: 4 years

  • Describe what you do in 10 words or less: I collect, culture, plant, and monitor kelp

  • Favourite thing about your work: Working on a project that directly combats the effects of climate change

  • Favorite marine species or ecosystem, and why: Otodus megalodon, because it’s so cool how it’s lived so long

  • What you like to do outside of work to recharge: Reading and knitting

  • What three words others would use to describe you: Upbeat, outgoing, bubbly

  • Fun fact about you: I’ve had braces