Marah is an interdisciplinary scientist and strategist with more than two decades of experience working on ocean conservation and climate initiatives. She has expertise in design-thinking and analyses to solve complex challenges, with a focus on responsible seafood production, climate resilience for coastal communities, sustainable aquaculture, and coral reef conservation. She also specializes in effective communication of ocean and climate issues for scientific, philanthropic, and public audiences. Her clients include the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Walton Family Foundation, Oceans 5, the Ocean Resilience and Climate Alliance, and seafood companies.
Before joining CEA in 2022, Marah was Director of Discovery at the Future of Fish, where she led teams to research and design human-centered strategies to support sustainable fisheries and seafood supply chains around the world, with a focus on Latin America. In this role, she provided strategy and consulting support for NGOs, governments, and foundations helping to identify and implement best practices for eco-friendly aquaculture, oyster restoration, government fisheries data modernization, and understanding the impacts of COVID-19 on the global seafood supply chain. Prior to that role, Marah was a Fellow at the Blue Ocean Institute, where she designed and led its climate change program.
Marah received her PhD in marine science from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and a bachelor’s degree magna cum laude from Harvard University in the history of science. Her published articles appear in academic journals and popular media outlets; she released her first book, Sex in the Sea: Our Intimate Connection with Sex-changing Fish, Romantic Lobsters, Kinky Squid, and Other Salty Erotica of the Deep (St. Martin’s Press), in 2016.