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Subscriber only After years of study and hard work, Jannah Hardefeldt finished her Marine Science and Management degree in 2012. She d graduated with first class honours studying coral and anemone ecotoxicology and biology, and had written multiple peer-reviewed publications. But the next year Ms Hardefeldt started a very different career ‒ in fencing and construction. And to her surprise she loved it, and she was good at it. Her impressive skills have helped Ballina-based Northern Rivers Fencing win two categories at the recent Australian Fencing Awards. Ms Hardefeldt said it was a huge honour for a business that started out in 2012 as a backyard operation run by local man Josh Bruen.