Benita got her NAUI Dive Instructor license at age 18 and went on to study undergrad in biology at Cornell University, during which she spent a year at the world-renowned marine biology institute, James Cook University. She subsequently pursued her Masters at Boston University in genetic research on sea cucumbers in Indonesia. She is also now a NAUI and PADI Open Water Instructor as well as American Academy of Underwater Sciences (AAUS) diver with experiences in technical diving, cave diving and dry suit diving. While Benita no longer actively conducts academic researches, she applies her marine biology knowledge and scuba diving skills to teach coral reef biology and conservation to local youngsters. She has taught marine naturalist courses to teenagers and guided them to develop personal projects on different marine animals.
Benita has been featured in local media for her passion in diving in a TVB Pearl Money Magazine Interview (July 2016), as well as TVB Jade interview on her expertise as a Reef Check scientist (June 2017).
Other local and international interviews :
夏天戶外隱患逐個講 (RTHK 1 interview on the hazards of summer activities, August 2018)
在水中重拾盼望 傷殘男女潛水初體驗 (Apple Daily Interview on dive training for disabled athletes, June 2018)
[旅圖愉快]如何減低水肺潛水活動的風險 (SBS Interview on Dive Safety, September 2017)
[旅圖愉快] 所羅門群島的深海奇境 (SBS Interview on Dive Travels in Solomon, September 2017)
[香港海洋生態] 海洋殺手 — 鬼網 (Stand News Interview on Ghost Nets situation in Hong Kong, August 2016)
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