Dr. Peter Porskamp is FORCE’s Marine Optics and Acoustics Research Scientist, bringing expertise in benthic habitat mapping, acoustic monitoring, and marine survey operations to FORCE’s environmental research programs. He holds a PhD in Biology from Deakin University, an Advanced Diploma in Marine Geomatics from the Centre of Geographic Sciences, and an MSc in Biology from Acadia University. Most recently a postdoctoral researcher at Dalhousie University, his work spans multibeam sonar surveying, backscatter analysis, species distribution modelling, and passive acoustic monitoring across Atlantic Canada and beyond. His graduate research at Acadia focused on harbour porpoise detection in Minas Passage, contributing to pre-turbine baseline studies at the FORCE site.
Marine Optics and Acoustics Research Scientist, Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE)