A scientist and storyteller, Marah works at the crossroads of research, creative communication, and strategy to build a sustainable future for people and the sea. She is the Research Co-Director at Future of Fish, a non-profit that supports entrepreneurs and businesses whose ideas allow oceans, seacoast communities, and marine economies to thrive. She is also currently writing her first book, Sex in the Sea, a journey you can follow at www.sexinthesea.org.
As founder of OceanInk, Marah spent five years working as a consultant with interdisciplinary teams investigating coral reef health, fishery impacts, ocean acidification, and the greening of the global seafood supply chain. She was a founding researcher for Future of Fish and a contributing researcher and writer to The Green Blue Book (Rodale Press) and The Big Handout (Rodale Press). Prior to OceanInk, Marah was a research fellow at Blue Ocean Institute, where she created and launched their climate change program, including an initiative to engage scientists and religious leaders in constructive conversation about halting climate change. Her work has been published in scientific journals, books, and popular magazines (Scientific American, The American Prospect). She received her PhD in marine science from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
You can follow her work on her blog, www.sexinthesea.org.
Catching Big Mama Fish Curbs Ocean Fertility
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Hybrid Corals: Sex Gone Awry or Saving Grace?
As the full moons of late summer and fall rise, so too, does the libido of threatened staghorn (Acropora cervicornis) and elkhorn (Acropora palmata) corals.
How Acidification Threatens Oceans from the Inside Out
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