He had a long and influential career as an oceanographer and professor at the University of British Columbia (see his UBC bio here). He studied waves, salmon runs, and many other aspects of the ocean, and was conservationist who was recognized with an award from the North Pacific Marine Science Organization. He was also a cryptozoologist, one of the founders of the unfortunately defunct International Society of Cryptozoology and the still-thriving British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club. He studied with an open mind reports of unclassified large aquatic animals, especially "Cadborosaurus." We met only once, but he was gracious with his time and we had much email correspondence. He came to believe there was a real species (Cadborosaurus willsi) inaccurately called the "sea serpent" and published a (controversial) paper and two books on it. He was a friend and mentor to everyone in that field of inquiry.
Waves in the Ocean, his textbook on waves
The second of his two books on Caddy.
Goodbye, Paul: I hope you have your answers now.
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