Catalina is a marine social science researcher working within critical ocean studies. Her research focuses on ocean justice and marine governance in contested marine regions, particularly to the role of alternative legalities in addressing conflict, shaping equity and decolonizing ocean governance in the Caribbean. She examines issues related to international maritime boundary-making, the militarization of the ocean, traditional sea mobility, and local marine environmental resource management. Catalina is currently a guest researcher at the Centre for Latin American Research and Documentation (CEDLA) at the University of Amsterdam, and a member of the collective Voces Marinas del Sur, which brings together participatory research and creative approaches to bridge scholarship and coastal realities in artisanal fishing communities across the Global South.