Marta is a physical oceanographer and postdoctoral researcher at the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA, UIB-CSIC). She holds a PhD in Oceanography and Global Change from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where her research focused on ocean circulation, transport processes, and marine connectivity in the Southern Ocean.

Her current work within LIFE OASIS applies oceanographic modelling, Lagrangian techniques, and connectivity analyses to investigate the transport and dispersal of abandoned, lost, or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG) in the Mediterranean Sea and assess the associated risks to protected marine species.

She is passionate about understanding how ocean dynamics shape marine ecosystems and using ocean science to support conservation and management actions.