Dr. Maycira Costa is a Full Professor in the Department of Geography and the director of the Spectral Remote Sensing Research Laboratory at the University of Victoria. Costa has a BSc in Biological Oceanography, an MSc in Remote Sensing, and a PhD in Geography. Her research uses satellites to monitor ocean ecosystem dynamics, specifically ocean productivity, nearshore habitats, including kelp and eelgrass, and relationships with the marine food web and economically and culturally significant Pacific salmon. Maycira uses optical and SAR satellite data, UAVs, aerial photos, vessels of opportunity, and Indigenous knowledge to address societally relevant questions at large spatial and temporal scales. Her work heavily relies on strong collaboration with academia, government, not-for-profits, industry, coastal communities, and First Nations. Maycira also has served as an adviser in satellite missions to the Japanese Exploratory Space Agency, the European Space Agency Ocean Colour initiatives, the Brazilian Space Agency and the Canadian Space Agency.