Loisette M. Marsh

Loisette M. Marsh (1928–2021) was a Canadian-born Australian marine biologist.

Early life and education Born Loisette Matilda Rutt in Mill Bay, British Columbia, she was an only child, who spent her earliest years exploring the sea and seashore adjacent to her home. At age 10 (1938) she migrated to Australia with her parents, and was educated at MLC, Perth, and then at the University of Western Australia, where she earned a B.A., followed by an M.A. in 1955.

She married Brian Marsh and together in 1960 they moved to Norfolk Island and then to Fiji in 1963. She returned to Perth in 1968,

Recognition She was awarded an AM in 2021 for services to marine science and zoology, and the Whitley Award in 2021 for the field guide she co-authored with Jane Fromont, Field Guide to the Shallow Water Seastars of Australia.