Will McClintock leads a team that develops and implements software for marine monitoring, assessment, and planning. SeaSketch, a web-based mapping application developed in his lab, is used for the collaborative design of marine spatial plans including marine protected areas (MPAs) and other types of zones. Although trained in behavioral ecology and evolutionary biology, as a postdoctoral researcher Will concentrated his work on the development and implementation of geospatial tools for use by non-technical users, first for the design of California's MPAs and later for international marine planning efforts.