Top 45 Marine Influencers in 2026

1. Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

Bio Scientist, writer, policy nerd. Author WHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT Co-founder @urbanoceanlab & @allwecansave. Teacher @bowdoincollege. Also: @ClimateVenn Instagram Handle @ayanaeliza Instagram Followers 146.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact Request upto top 1,000 Marine Instagram Influencers with email contacts in a spreadsheet or csv file. Email us at [email protected] Copy emailEmail us

2. Tiara Moore

Bio Bold & Brilliant
Keynote Speaker🗣️ *****@tiaramoore.com
Founder & CEO @bimscience
Co-founder @ojaicommunity
Featured @sharkweek & @jenniferhudsonshow Instagram Handle @curly_scientist Instagram Followers 17.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +44% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

3. Hanne Strager

Bio Scandinavian/author/science writer/ marine mammal biologist/co-creator of @thewhaleandoy
Follow for stories on ocean, whales, writing and science. *****@dijkstraagency.com Instagram Handle @hannestrager Instagram Followers 12K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female wildconnection.podbean.com + Follow Get Email Contact

4. Andriana Fragola

Bio Shark and Ocean Conservation🦈
Dive With Me➡️ @mano.wahine.expeditions
📧 to Collab: *****@gmail.com
Masters in Marine Conservation Biology🌊 Instagram Handle @andriana_marine Instagram Followers 527.7K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

5. Madeline St Clair

Bio 🪼Coral reef biologist
🎥 Wildlife camera girl
🔬Founder | @womeninoceanscience @empower_ocean *****@madsocean.com Instagram Handle @mads_ocean Instagram Followers 128.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

6. Brinkley Davies

Bio Professional Waterwoman 🐠
Founder @balubluefoundation + @bandicoot_bybrinkley
Marine Biologist & Author
Too many qualifications. Animals Rule. Instagram Handle @brinkleydavies Instagram Followers 235.6K Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

7. Jacinta Shackleton

Bio Marine Biologist | Underwater Photographer
Queensland, Australia *****@outlook.com Instagram Handle @jacintashackleton Instagram Followers 161.3K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

8. Mady

Bio 🐋 Canadian Cetologist
🌊 Science comms
✈️ Come with me to the Galapagos! *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marinesciencewithmady Instagram Followers 145.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Macro Gender Female Get Email Contact

9. Pelayo Salinas

Bio 🤿 Happy marine biologist & explorer
🦈 Researcher @charlesdarwinfoundation
🧜🏽‍♂️ Ambassador @coexistprojects
Protecting the 🌊 last wild places *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @pelayosalinas Instagram Followers 102.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Macro Gender Male Get Email Contact

10. Erin McGinty

Bio 🏝️ Outdoor adventures
🧜‍♀️ 5x Spearing World Records
🎓 Marine Science Genetics PhD Instagram Handle @erinmcginty Instagram Followers 81.7K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

11. Summer Brooks

Bio Coral Biologist
Love wild places too Let’s be friends🌲🌊🪲
Kinda everywhere📍
⬇️RESOURCES HERE⬇️ Yes.. free ones *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @summer.scientist Instagram Followers 50K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

12. Arianwen Herbert

Bio my research & fieldwork diary, talking ocean & climate science in the lab and at sea
PhD student @oxford_uni, reporter @newscientist
🌎👩‍🔬🌊🏳️‍🌈 *****@brainycreators.com Instagram Handle @scienceformymum Instagram Followers 43.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

13. Aliah Mellisa

Bio M.Sc. Marine Biology📍SYD
All the Sharks (& rays)🦈 @netflix
CoFounder @the.finstitute
Explorer @the_explorers_club
📸 @canonanz
🧠 ADHD/dyslexia @ted *****@naked4nature.com Instagram Handle @aliah.in.waterland Instagram Followers 32.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +30% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

14. Alannah Vellacott

Bio Marine Ecologist & Advocate
Coral Restoration | SciComm
PADI Scuba Instructor | AIDA 3 Freediver
Dive With Me!
@gopro @suuntodive @fourthelementdive Instagram Handle @alannahvellacott Instagram Followers 30K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

15. Bryony Costello

Bio @paditv MSDT 🌊Marine Biologist 🐢
Gear reviews and more! Roatan📍
*****@gmail.com 💌 Instagram Handle @divewithb Instagram Followers 37.1K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

16. Maggie Seida

Bio Marine Scientist
Sci comm 🌊 Seattle
📸 @girlswhoclick Ambassador
The Paul Walker Foundation
*****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @maggieseida Instagram Followers 28.1K Follower Growth (3mo) +21% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

17. Charlie Young

Bio Sailing the world in search of the wild⛵️🐋🌍
📍En route: Arctic🧊
🌀Marine Biologist • Explorer • Storyteller
⚓️Founder @ocean.roamer
🎧 @voyagetothewild *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @ocean_magpie Instagram Followers 41K Follower Growth (3mo) +18% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

18. Kendy

Bio 🌊 marine biology (BSc)
🪼 @montereybayaquarium Ambassador
🫍 @orcaconservancy Board Secretary
🐙 opinions are my own Instagram Handle @intertidalkendy Instagram Followers 39.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

19. Holly Richmond

Bio Marine Biologist • Wildlife Vet Nurse • Conservationist
Director of @thesharknetfilm (2019)
Cast Member of @envoyfilm (2021)
Watch the Documentary! ⬇️ Instagram Handle @hollyrichmond_ Instagram Followers 19.4K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

20. Ara Juan

Bio 🧜🏼‍♀️ Filipina scuba diver & ocean advocate
💙 Philippines dive and travel expert
💌 *****@diverbliss.com
🤿 Get my Philippine dive guide ⬇️⬇️⬇️ Instagram Handle @diverbliss Instagram Followers 19.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female diverbliss.com + Follow Get Email Contact

21. Cicely

Bio the ocean, diving, travels & all the good stuff🦈🌀
🔬shark + marine researcher
📍plymouth Instagram Handle @cic_ocean Instagram Followers 21.4K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

22. Carissa Cabrera

Bio Ocean conservation is for everyone!
founder @futureswell | msc marine science
policy, solutions, community
🩵🌊🐚🪸 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @carissaandclimate Instagram Followers 16.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +4% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

23. Sarah W.

Bio Marine scientist, storyteller, seafoodie
🌊🔬🦪
📍Portland, OR *****@sarahwolf.online Instagram Handle @scientist.sarahwolf Instagram Followers 14.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

24. Johnny Gaskell

Bio Marine Biologist
All Original 🎶 & 📷
Rainforest to Reef 👇 Instagram Handle @johnny_gaskell Instagram Followers 22K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

25. Mark Fitzgibbon

Bio 👨‍🔬 Marine Biologist
🦈 Shark Enthusiast
🤿 SSI Dive Master
🎤 Environmental presenter
🧜‍♂️ Ocean Lover
♎ 32
🇿🇦 Cape Town *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @mark_fitzy Instagram Followers 21.9K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Male Get Email Contact

26. Nayantara Jain

Bio Marine biologist | Scuba Instructor | Certified Yoga Instructor | Executive Director of @reefwatchindia| Ocean Lover | Bangalore & Andaman Islands *****@reefwatchindia.org Instagram Handle @tara.oceanista Instagram Followers 11.8K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

27. Callie Annette

Bio 🌊Marine Biologist
🐢@LeatherbackProject &
🌿@rightsForNature Founder
🌎@NatGeoSociety Explorer
🌐@HarmonyWithNatureUN Scientist
🤓PhD Candidate *****@my.uri.edu Instagram Handle @callieveelenturf Instagram Followers 7.6K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

28. Dr Imogen Napper

Bio Marine Scientist in Kenya 🇰🇪
@natgeo Explorer / @the_explorers_club 50
Supporting Ocean Research in Eastern and Southern Africa *****@plymouth.ac.uk Instagram Handle @imogennapper Instagram Followers 5.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +2% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

29. Laura McConnell

Bio Ocean themed silversmith @sunfishsilver 🌊
Marine Biologist and ocean advocate🐠
Isle of Wight 📍 Instagram Handle @seawithme__ Instagram Followers 5.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

30. Rebecca Daniel

Bio Director of @themarinediaries | Science communicator | Storyteller | Content Creator | Commonwealth Youth Award - Regional Finalist *****@themarinediaries.com Instagram Handle @rebecca_saltysea Instagram Followers 3K Follower Growth (3mo) +3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

31. Rosie Poirier

Bio 2022 NA @rolex OWUSS Scholar
Art @theoceanartist 🎨
Marine Science. Underwater Photographer. Tech Diver. Scuba Instructor.
Living in a Blue World 🌊 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @rosie_poirier Instagram Followers 3.8K Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

32. Anya

Bio Biological Oceanographer & Marine Biologist 👩🏼‍🔬
PhD Candidate 🐚🦋
Self-Published Author 📖
Stay Curious & Be Present 🌊 *****@scigalcollective.com Instagram Handle @planktonprincess Instagram Followers 3.5K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

33. Callum Hobbs

Bio 🌊 Marine biologist & wildlife presenter
🚐 Van life, coffee & beaches
🏄 Occasionally surfing, mostly falling off
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Wales *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @calmarinebio Instagram Followers 2.9K Follower Growth (3mo) +1% Type Nano Gender Male Get Email Contact

34. Kayla

Bio Just another marine biologist on mother earth🌎🌞🌚
Passions include
🐟Talking about fish
🐶My dog Ophelia
👩‍🍳Sustainable food
🌿Identifying plants Instagram Handle @little_marine_biologist Instagram Followers 1.7K Follower Growth (3mo) +14% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

35. Dr. Yasmin Meeda

Bio 🔬 cleaning up pollution in water
🧬 Using biotech to help the environment
🌱 spend a day with me *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @marinebiologywithyaz Instagram Followers 64.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

36. Elizabeth

Bio 🌊 ocean storyteller, marine scientist & traveler
🌎 sharing hope + solutions
💙 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @lizlivingblue Instagram Followers 19.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +12% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

37. Gracie

Bio 💀USA Skeleton Athlete 🛷
🌊 Marine Biologist
PADI Divemaster 🫧
*blows a kiss at the ocean*
Women in Science ♀️
Email: *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @oceangirlgracie Instagram Followers 15.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

38. Ashleigh Fay

Bio american takes on aussie culture
✧ marine biologist in Melbourne
✧ travel, coffee, stays, seals🦭
find me on youtube ⬇️
✧ *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @coffeeenut Instagram Followers 22.8K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

39. Emma D

Bio Marine Biology PhD student 🦞🌊 Midcoast Maine 💙 *****@hotmail.nl Instagram Handle @emmaemmaemmae Instagram Followers 1.6K Follower Growth (3mo) -3% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

40. Monica

Bio I help you escape the corporate world and make the ocean your office✨
👩‍💻More impact. More ocean time.
🐋DM me ‘OCEAN’ to get started Instagram Handle @genuinelyblue Instagram Followers 21K Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

41. Jess DeBenedetto

Instagram Handle @jessleedb Instagram Followers 12.1K Follower Growth (3mo) -2% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact

42. Hunter White

Bio 📍probably on the beach
odu alum | marine biology 🌊
@coastalcharm757 🐚
dog mom 🐾 *****@gmail.com Instagram Handle @_hunterrwhite_ Instagram Followers 1.2K Follower Growth (3mo) +5% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

43. Brielle Revello

Bio Instructor @freedivingcentral
Sydney & Central Coast Australia Instagram Handle @briefreediving Instagram Followers 3.3K Follower Growth (3mo) +40% Type Nano Gender Female Get Email Contact

44. Emma Titeca

Bio MA @renewartistshawaii
Private pilot
Environmental Scientist Instagram Handle @emma_titeca Instagram Followers 21.5K Follower Growth (3mo) -1% Type Micro Gender Female Get Email Contact