Becky has been involved with cetacean field work for the past six years and in early 2014 she completed her MSc thesis which investigated fine-scale habitat use of humpback whales in the breeding regions of Tonga and American Samoa.

Becky currently works as a Marine Mammal Observer, and in between stints offshore she assists with aerial surveys and research projects for the Marine Mammal Ecology Group at the University of Auckland.