Stan Minasian

Stan Minasian is an author, lecturer, Emmy Award-winning documentary film producer, and environmental educator. He has written, edited, and produced 16 documentaries on marine mammal and natural history issues that have been broadcast on Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, Outdoor Life Network, National Geographic TV, Turner Broadcasting Systems, PBS, and internationally. He is a marine mammal authority, former member of the US Coast Guard Special Forces, certified diver, and surface and...See more

Stan Minasian is an author, lecturer, Emmy Award-winning documentary film producer, and environmental educator. He has written, edited, and produced 16 documentaries on marine mammal and natural history issues that have been broadcast on Animal Planet, the Discovery Channel, Outdoor Life Network, National Geographic TV, Turner Broadcasting Systems, PBS, and internationally. He is a marine mammal authority, former member of the US Coast Guard Special Forces, certified diver, and surface and underwater cinematographer. Stan is the senior author of The World's Whales: A Complete Illustrated Guide, published by Smithsonian Books. From his home in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stan has led over 200 whale-watching trips from coastal waters to the Farallon Islands and the Cordell Banks. His educational website to date has had more than 3 million visitors. See less