Tiu Similä

• Born 1960 in Finland, lived in Vesterålen islands in Northern Norway since 1988.
• MSc degree from the University of Helsinki on Hydrobiology, studied also plant ecology and environmental science.
• PhD at the University of Tromsø in 1997 on resource biology, thesis title: “Behavioral ecology of killer whales in Northern Norway”.
• Studied killer whales 1987 – 2006
• 2007 – 2015 worked with horse assisted therapy, work training and child care at an equestrian farm.
• Since 2016 studying male sperm whales off the Vesterålen islands
• Participated in establishing whale-watching in Norway and worked as naturalist and guide on tourist trips, expeditions and film productions.
• Participated in several exhibitions about whales
• Interested in working together with scientists from different fields and with people with other professions (artists and fishermen in particular).
• In addition to scientific publications, author of two books about whales and of several popular science articles