Mario was born in the city of La Ceiba, in the department of Atlantida, however, he had to move to Cayos Cochinos at the age of nine with his family. As a teenager, Mario fished with his father and decided to follow in his father’s footsteps, becoming a fisherman. At his place of residence, he works as a fisherman, and also in the tourism field, as a guide and conducting fishing and snorkeling tours for visitors. Mario has collaborated with MarAlliance for four years, working around Honduras with scientific longline, underwater camera positioning, and aquatic transects.