Juliette grew up by the coast in the UK where she enjoyed going snorkelling, swimming in the ocean and searching for creatures in rockpools. This exposure to the marine environment from a young age, coupled with her parent’s passion for the natural world contributed to a deep love for the ocean. Despite being widely interested in all aspects of marine ecology, she has a specific soft spot for sea turtles and sharks.
Juliette went on to study Zoology and Marine Conservation at university and has been involved with several sea turtle projects around the world. She gained experience with nesting green turtles in the Seychelles and leatherback turtles in Costa Rica, practicing techniques such as nest relocations and excavations. Her undergraduate thesis examined the impacts of global warming on the temperature-dependent sex allocation in sea turtles and potential mitigation strategies for the resulting skew in sex ratios.
Along with gaining experience working with sea turtles, Juliette recently spent some time in Indonesia where she furthered her SCUBA dive training to become a PADI instructor. During this period she led ecotourism volunteers on dives and assisted them in conducting scientific surveys such as turtle and shark ID, coral health monitoring and biodiversity transects.
In her role, she conducts regular in-water surveys to collect data for ORP’s sea turtle population studies. While undertaking sea turtle Photo-ID, she also observes sea turtle behaviour and monitors people’s interactions with these incredible animals. An important aspect of her role is engaging guests and local communities in awareness activities to add to their knowledge of sea turtle biology, threats and conservation. Juliette enjoys sharing special moments with people as they have their first experiences with sea turtles.
