Ocean Magic Project Advisors:
John E. McCosker, Ph.D., is a well-known expert in ichthyology and has been part of expeditions to many countries including: Antarctica, Australia, and the Galapagos. After extensive study and ten expeditions he is one of the foremost experts on the Galapagos.
Dale Stokes, Ph.D., is an oceanographer with Scripps Institution of Oceanography,UCSD. He has extensive oceanographic field experience and has participated in numerous research expeditions dedicated to the study of pelagic and benthic environments around the world.
Burney Le Boeuf, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Emeritus, UC Santa Cruz. Le Boeuf is internationally known as a pioneer in the field of marine mammal behavior.
J.Peter Schroeder, DVM, specializes in the study and care of marine mammals, in the Pacific Northwest. Schroeder has applied his learning to improve the lives of these animals, through direct veterinary care, advocacy and education.
Paul K. Dayton, Ph.D., Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego. Dayton is a biological oceanographer and marine ecologist; he’s researched coastal and estuarine habitats, including seafloor (benthic) and kelp communities, as well as global fisheries.
Matthew S. Edwards, Ph.D., is a coastal marine ecologist at San Diego State University. He studies rocky reef ecosystems throughout the Northwest Pacific Ocean, with particular attention on the ecology and physiology of organisms that inhabit kelp forest.
Rodrigo Beas, Ph.D., is a Professor at the Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California. His research focuses on informing management of cross-border resources on temperate coastal ecosystems in California and Baja California.
Brock Rosenthal founded Ocean Innovations in 1993. He represents some of the leading manufactures of equipment for diverse applications including underwater security, ocean sciences, environmental studies, hydrographic surveying, geophysical exploration, military activities and civil engineering.
Ken Peterson is Communications Director for the Monterey Bay Aquarium, including its Seafood Watch and ocean policy programs. In that capacity, he’s responsible for media relations and other communications about a public aquarium that’s considered both an ocean conservation leader and the finest public aquarium in the world.
The Maritime Museum of San Diego’s 16th Century Spanish Galleon, San Salvador
Ray Ashley,Ph.D., President & CEO of the Maritime Museum of San Diego. The Maritime Museum houses one of the world’s finest collections of historic ships. Dr. Ashley was recognized with lifetime achievement awards by both the Maritime Alliance in San Diego, and the International Maritime Heritage Alliance, for the construction of the Galleon San Salvador and he was knighted with the rank of Knight Commander, Order of Isabella la Catholica by direction of his majesty, King Felipe VI of Spain.
Douglas H. Sharp, MS-NA, Cruz de Oficial de la Orden de Isabel la Catolica (awarded for his work designing the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s16th century galleon, San Salvador).
Doug Sharp is a Naval Architect specializing in small craft design and construction. Over a 50-year career his projects have spanned from eight-foot dinghies to over three-hundred foot superyachts, for pleasure and commercial usage, and both power and sail. In addition, he has extensive experience at sea cruising, and racing yachts inland, coastal and offshore. Sharp designed Mystique with Doc White.