She learned to dive in 1994 and is now an open water instructor with the International Association for Technical and Nitrox Divers, with a specialist qualification for training Scientific Diving. She has been involved in the Seasearch scheme for more than ten years and is a tutor for the Observer level training and a specialist tutor in the Identification of Hydroids and Bryozoa. She is a keen underwater photographer and in 2012 published a Seasearch Photographic Guide to Hydroids and Bryozoa.