Martin Merino-Ibarra is a Senior Researcher at the Marine Science and Limnology Institute and a Professor at the Sciences Faculty of Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM). He is member of the National Research System (SNI) since 1983, now level 3 (ORCID: 0000-0002-6690- 3101). His education includes a Bachelor in Chemistry, 1978, a Master in Science (biologic oceanography and fisheries), 1981, and a PhD (chemical oceanography), 1992 at UNAM. He has also attended international courses on coastal management, spectral analysis, isotopes, microbes, and greenhouse gas emissions. His academic interests are centered on aquatic biogeochemistry across diverse ecosystems, including groundwater, coastal lagoons, coral reefs, seagrass meadows, continental shelves, and upwelling regions. He applies his research to coastal and freshwater management and restoration, in cases such as Valle de Bravo, where he has worked the past 20 years. He has also developed wave and tide energy use for coastal sustainability and environmental improvement. His work was recognized with the Gabino Barreda Silver Medal in 1981, the León Bialick Technological Innovation Prize in 1993, and the National Oceanographic Research Prize in 1994.