Eric Parker owns and operates Research Support Services, a marine environmental subcontractor in the Pacific Northwest. Eric brings enthusiasm for efficiency and problem solving to his work. He is highly regarded for creativity in pre-project design and for resourcefulness and ingenuity in the field. He has helped develop successful eelgrass transplant and monitoring techniques and several specialized sampling tools. Eric enjoys excellent working relationships with project managers and agency oversight personnel, and works interactively with them to refine survey methods to suit specific projects. He is approved by WDFW to conduct forage fish, aquatic vegetation and geoduck surveys, and holds the U.S. Coast Guard Master License required on vessels-for-hire.Specialties: Field project planning, management and executionVessel operationMarine sediment coring and surface samplingResearch divingUnderwater habitat surveys and mappingSeagrass transplants and monitoring.