Have you ever wished to see the ocean’s colorful tropical reefs, or perhaps get a glimpse of wildlife beneath the waves? Is it your dream to study what lies under the sea, or are you wanting to learn about life on the deck of a ship? Did you love watching documentaries about sealife or even read up on the mythical creatures in our oceans? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, you've gotta check out these aquatic influencers!

@shangerdanger

• Followers: 11.3M
• Average Views: 291.8k
• Average Likes Per Post: 25.6k
• Engagement Rate: .23%

Based in Hawaii, Shane Brown uses his platform to educate his 11.3 million TikTok followers about ocean conservation. In his videos, Shane snorkels off the coast of Hawaii’s most beautiful beaches, finding everything from hair ties to plastic wrappers. 

He spoke to Global Citizen about his growth on TikTok saying, “I know that it’s not just the ocean that I’m cleaning up on my own,” Brown told Global Citizen. “I’m also teaching people that they can go out and do that on their own and that it doesn’t take much to do.” 

As an aquatic influencer, Shane has an engagement rate of 0.25%. 55% of his audience is female, 34% of whom are between the ages of 18 and 24. 55% of his audiences comes from the United States, followed by the Philippines and the United Kingdom. If you love snorking adventures in the ocean, you'll love Shane.

@mermaidsirenity

• Followers: 2.4M
• Average Views: 607.8k
• Average Likes Per Post: 85.8k
• Engagement Rate: 3.58%

Have you ever wanted to see a real-life mermaid? Mermaid Sirenity has you covered! As a part of #mertok, Mermaid Serenity, posts breathtaking content of her swimming in the ocean, complete with a gorgeous mermaid tail! 

Known as simply Baker by her human friends, Baker is a Hawaii-based professional mermaid. She was first hired as a professional mermaid for a TV show, then began performing at hotel events and started creating content. Life as a professional mermaid and aquatic influencer has landed her modeling gigs with KVD and Urban Decay.

In an interview, Baker told USA TODAY, "I just like feeling magical. Every unrealistic dream that every child has, you're able to do it if you really want to. I can make money being a mermaid... that's like the most insane thing in the world.” 

Baker has an engagement rate of 3.66%. 86% of her audience is female, 54% of whom are between the ages of 18 and 24. 31% of her audience comes from the United States, followed by 16% from Brazil and 6% from Mexico. If your childhood dream consisted of swimming in the ocean, observing the wildlife around you, then her content is simply a dream come true! While you're here, check out these fastest growing beauty influencers on TikTok!

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@inkacresswell

• Followers: 17.4k
• Average Likes Per Post: 975
• Engagement Rate: 5.61%

Inka Cresswell shares her passion for ocean conservationism on her Instagram and personal website. Not only is she an aquatic influencer and ocean conservationist but she is also a wildlife filmmaker, marine biologist, underwater photographer and tech diver. 

In a blog for Only One, Inka contributed a piece entitled “6 Ways You Can Protect Ocean Life.” She wrote of the importance of learning about wildlife, donating to a good cause and signing petitions. 

In the blog she wrote of the importance of inclusivity within her field saying, “Growing up as a girl of color, I never had role models I could identify with in my textbooks or on screen, which was incredibly discouraging. It’s vital that we challenge stereotypes so that people understand it doesn’t matter who you are or where you come from, anyone can be a part of the movement to protect the ocean and its inhabitants.”

Inka also contributed to a book entitled Women and Water available for preorder now! In a post on her Instagram she shared that the book “is about so much more than just what we do in the water. It’s also about the connection and healing it helps us channel and the importance of protecting it for years to come.”

Inka sports an engagement rate of 5.6%. Although she travels the world 55% of her audience is male, while 45% is female. 43% of her followers are between the ages of 24 and 34. 23% of her audience hails from the United States, followed by 12% from the United Kingdom and 7% from Australia. 

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@Mads_Ocean 

• Followers: 46.9k
• Average Views: 30k
• Average Likes Per Post: 4.3k
• Engagement Rate: 9.08%

Mads is a tropical marine biologist and wildlife photographer who shares her love for the ocean with her 47k followers on TikTok! She shares everything from how she became a marine biologist, to humpback whale drone surveys. As an aquatic influencer, she has a clothing brand called the LadyShark collection. As much as Mads loves her job, she has also dealt with discrimination in her field. She's very vocal about these issues in hopes of breaking the stigma for female scientists.

Based in the UK, Mads has an impressive engagement rate of 9%. Furthermore, 82% of her audience is female, 54% of whom are between the ages of 18 and 24. 37% of her following comes from the UK, followed by 27% from the United States and 3% from Canada. 

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Blog written by Ava Fischer