Marine Debris
Shark & Ray Protection
Adopt The Blue
“To help people with body dysmorphia and chronic anxiety realize that there’s a place for them in the ocean.”
Biography
Laura Studarus is a writer, traveler, and tea drinker. Her first time in the open ocean was in 2023 during a PADI Mermaid course—which she expected to challenge her comfort zones, not change her life. (Spoiler: it did!) Since then, she’s gotten her Open Water and Advanced Open Water SCUBA certs, jumped into the water in six different countries across the world, made new friends both on and off the boat, and fallen madly in love with manta rays.
Hometown
Ventura, California
United States
United States
Career Highlights
- Freelance writer featured in publications like: BBC Travel, The Daily Beast, Lonely Planet, Wired, and Shondaland.
- PADI Advanced Certified Scuba Diver
- PADI Advanced Certified Mermaid
- Maldivian Manta Ray Conservation Diver