Elise Marquis
Senior Director
Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue
Elise Marquis serves as senior director at Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The facility includes a rescue clinic, a state-of-the-art veterinary hospital, more than 25 rescue and rehabilitation pools, laboratories, and an aquaculture facility. It also features a dry classroom and a wet classroom to educate the next generation of marine biologists.
At the new centre, the rescue team helps sick, injured and orphaned marine animals in the Arabian Gulf, and provides rehabilitation before returning them to their natural habitats. The research team focuses on the Arabian Gulf's marine ecology, covering marine biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, wildlife conservation, habitat restoration, pollution and wildlife health.
As a marine ecologist, Marquis studies coastal and pelagic ecosystems, as well as the dynamics of marine food webs, with a focus on planktonic communities. For more than 17 years, she has been studying the ecosystems of the Arabian Gulf. In her role at Yas SeaWorld’s rescue centre, Marquis oversees its missions and operations, including scientific research, marine wildlife rescue and rehabilitation, and educational initiatives.
