Maxine Westhead

Maxine Westhead holds a B.Sc in Marine Biology from the University of Guelph and a Master of Science in Marine Biology from Acadia University. Her graduate degree focused on the ecological and community impacts of baitworm and clam harvesting on the mudflats of the Minas Basin.

She has worked for the Oceans Program with Fisheries and Oceans Canada since 1998, mostly at the Bedford Institute of Oceanography. Since 2007, Max has been Section Head of the Protected Areas and Conservation Planning Section for the Maritimes Region. Her team is responsible for the Marine Protected Area program, which identifies, designs, designates and manages Marine Protected Areas in the Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy. Max is also an Instructor with the Marine Affairs Program at Dalhousie University where she teaches a graduate level Marine Protected Areas course.