Jessie Meyer started working with Cascadia as a graduate intern in 2024 while pursuing a Master of Professional Science with the University of Miami. His final project explored long-term trends in Eastern North Pacific blue whale body condition from 1991–2023. Currently, he is expanding his body condition analysis comparing aerial and vessel-based methodologies. His research focuses on the role of marine mammals as ecosystem sentinels and his interests include marine mammal health, population ecology, and environmental change.