Maeva Gauthier

Maeva is a marine ecologist, filmmaker and explorer passionate about connecting people to nature, using education and filmmaking as tools. Featured on CBC as top young changemakers in the country with Fish Eye team in 2017, she completed a M.Sc. in marine biology (University of Victoria, 2012) and an Environmental Education and Communication graduate degree (2015). Her projects have been focused in ocean sciences, outreach and environmental education. Working for government, private and not-for-profit sectors, she got involved with live underwater broadcasting productions, facilitated film workshop with youth in the Arctic, took part in scientific and educational expeditions to both poles, collected aerial imagery by helicopter for the coastal mapping program ShoreZone.Org and studied deep-sea ecosystems using remotely operated vehicles and sonar. Since 2013, she’s been running Fish Eye Project with Mike Irvine, a not-for-profit connecting people with the ocean using Live Dives to create the new generation of ocean stewards. A successful proof of concept brought this live underwater interactive experience to Giant Screen theatres in 2016. Recently, they co-founded the brand Live It, whose mission is to drive exploration and discovery by offering consistent live shows from remote environments and partnering with local organizations in various spectacular environments.