Program manager, Marine Biodiversity Monitoring and Assessment Program (BMAP)
Central Coast, Peru
Martin is a marine ecologist that is broadly interested in movement ecology and the distribution of marine vertebrates, with particular emphasis on elasmobranchs. He holds a PhD from the University of North Carolina-Institute of Marine Sciences, where he graduated in May 2020. His dissertation research focused on coastal shark ecology and was funded by the Peruvian government (Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnogía e Innovación Tecnológica). Martin obtained a Master's in Marine and Atmospheric Sciences at Stony Brook University in 2010, as well as a Master's of Science for Teachers at Pace University in 2013 through the New York City Teaching Fellows Program. His bachelor's degree in Marine Biology was awarded by the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2008.
Martin is a contributor to the Central Coast, Peru Observatory.