Marine Courtois grew up in the South of France. In 2018, she completed a BS (Honours) in biology/ecology at Aix-Marseille University. Her volunteering at the Mingan Island Cetacean Study research station in Canada confirmed her lifelong desire to focus on ocean conservation after graduating. From this experience, Marine started an international MSc in Marine Biological Resources (obtained with honours) and studied in several countries. For her master thesis research project, Marine studied depredation interactions between killer whales and fisheries in south-eastern Australia. Her work helped provide primary recommendations for fisheries management on how to adapt fishing practices to minimize these interactions in the area. Marine hopes the Master of Marine Management program will allow her to gain more experience and understanding of marine policy to be prepared for the challenges of managing and conserving marine resources. She intends to work alongside policy-makers to limit human-wildlife conflicts and anthropogenic activities’ impacts on the marine environment.