In recent times, oil spills have plagued oceanic bodies across the globe and has caused catastrophic consequences to the marine ecosystem. As such, this study focuses on developing an oil sorption material capable of removing oil efficiently from water. Electrospinning technique was employed to create biomimetic nanofibers containing carbon nanotube/Arthrospira platensis with PMMA as a base polymer. The composite is vital to fabricate the biomimetic nanofibers as it produces well-defined nanofibers and gives the nanofibers unique configurations for oil sorption. The properties of electrospun nanofibers were examined using FT-IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffractometer. Besides that, the properties of nanofibers were examined through thorough FESEM analysis. Better barrier and morphological properties were obtained for composite nanofibers than for pure polymer nanofibers. © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd.