Top Marine Biologist Influencers

One of the benefits of social media is that it can be educational. Scientists are using social media to educate others on animals, worldwide discoveries, and the ocean. Marine biologists have taken to social media to share their passion for their professions. Follow along as we share some of the top marine biologists on social media.

Marine biologists on social media

Christine Figgener, Ph.D.

Marine biologist and well-known author Christine teaches others all about the oceans and plastic pollution. While focusing on saving turtles, Christine has founded a community-led seaturtle conservation project that is based in Costa Rica. Sharing her passion for marine life has learned her over 13.8K followers.

Maddie — Mads_ocean

As a tropical marine biologist and wildlife photographer, Mads’ love for the ocean and all the creatures in it shines through in her TikTok posts. More than 46.9K followers learn how she makes money as a marine biologist, see her underwater adventures, and hear about how exciting the marine biology field can be. She also often shares her own swimwear line.

John Hlavin 

John is a marine biology Ph.D. student who knows some things about sharks. John entertains more than 32.8K followers by educating them about ocean life in humorous ways. His feed is full of hilarious videos that help explain what life is like as a Ph.D. student, how exciting creatures of the ocean can be, and some of his favorite sealife encounters.

Madison McKay

This marine biologist spends her time in moss landing marine labs, exploring the oceans of the world, and sharing her passions with more than 15.2K Instagram followers and 932.1K TikTok followers. She shares her knowledge of ocean conservation and marine science and shows the rare creatures most people have never seen before.

J.C. Dombrowski

Cornell marine biology and entomology student John is arguably one of the most popular marine biology influencers on social media with over 2.9M followers on TikTok. He not only shares his love for all things ocean life but adds a fun twist to his account by sharing his favorite skincare secrets.

Carissa — carissaandclimate

Carissa is a marine biologist who uses her platforms advocate for ocean conservancy. She’s the CEO of futureswell, an ocean conservation community, and host of the Sustainability and the Sea podcast. Carissa encourages more than 262.7K followers to stay stoked about the ocean. From teaching others how to work in the industry to simply sharing her love for the ocean and the creatures in it, Carissa shares it all.

Lauren — laurenlavenderrr

As a marine biology student based in the UK, Lauren studies everything about ocean life and sea creatures and educates others along the way. She posts useful books and document recommendations and explains marine biology. Lauren has collected over 25.2K followers on TikTok.

Janelle Monet

Janelle takes to TikTok to document her studies of marine biology while traveling and living the scientist lifestyle. The grad school student has more than 15.9K followers and shows jobs in the ocean, her daily routines, some sharks and creatures she’s seen while working, and more.

Eugenie Jacobsen

Marine biologist and scientist Eugenie has quite the passion for discovering everything the oceans have to offer and it shines through her popular TikTok posts. Eugenie talks about her experiences diving into sea life and exploring all kinds of creatures. From her adventures in the Arctic Ocean to her story as a woman in science, Eugenie discusses it all with more than 137.4K followers.

Kendy — Interidalkendy

Lover of all things marine biology, conservation and sustainability, Kendy takes to social media to educate others on just how important and exciting the ocean is. With over 255.2K TikTok followers and 16.9K Instagram followers, the Orca Conservancy board secretary and influencer fills her feed with her favorite underwater creatures and discoveries.

Logan Soares

Micro-influencer and marine biologist student Logan has wanted to become a marine biologist since she was a little girl and that growing passion is apparent through her underwater adventures. The creative influencer shows her favorite creatures as she explores underwater habitats worldwide. Her love for adventure and sea life is showcased for over 7K followers.

Daniel Benjamin Ortega

Daniel is a marine biologist, founder of the Marine Genome Project, co-owner of a scuba diving company, and underwater cave explorer. Daniel takes to Instagram to share his burning passion for discovering the science of the oceans. His Instagram feed is full of underwater cave experiences, sea life encounters, and gorgeous locations he has visited throughout his adventures.