Michael Bigg | |
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| Born | Michael Andrew Bigg December 22, 1939 London, England |
| Died | October 18, 1990 (aged 50) Duncan, British Columbia, Canada |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Known for | killer whale research |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Cetology, marine biology |
| Institutions | Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans |
| Doctoral advisor | Dean Fisher |
Michael Andrew Bigg (December 22, 1939 – October 18, 1990) was an English-born Canadian marine biologist who is recognized as the founder of modern research on killer whales.[1] With his colleagues, he developed new techniques for studying killer whales and, off British Columbia and Washington, conducted the first population census of the animals anywhere in the world. Bigg's work in wildlife photo-identification enabled the longitudinal study of individual killer whales, their travel patterns, and their social relationships in the wild, and revolutionized the study of cetaceans.