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INTRO TO MARINE SCIENCE
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WHAT ARE OCEANS? A very large expanse of sea 5 oceans Atlantic Pacific Antarctic (Southern) Arctic Indian About 71 percent of Earth’s surface is covered by water Oceans hold about 96 percent of Earth’s water supply
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THE OCEANS
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WHAT IS MARINE BIOLOGY? The study of marine environments and marine life
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HOW DO WE EXPLORE THE OCEAN? Bathymetry, Radar and Sonar Nets and traps- ocean life Tags and telemetry Scuba Divers Remotely operated vehicles (ROVs)
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HISTORY OF EXPLORATION http://www.seasky.org/ocean-exploration/ocean- timeline-menu.html http://www.seasky.org/ocean-exploration/ocean- timeline-menu.html
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THE HISTORY OF MARINE SCIENCE Captain Cook started with his discoveries while in the British Navy in the 18 th century Darwin and Evolution
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WHY STUDY THE OCEAN?! An estimated 50-80% of all life on earth is found under the ocean surface and the oceans contain 99% of the living space on the planet. Less than 10% of that space has been explored by humans. 85% of the area and 90% of the volume constitute the dark, cold environment we call the deep sea. -marinebio.org/marinebio/facts/
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WHY IS THE OCEAN IMPORTANT? Air FOOD! Water Carbon Currents Trade
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CAREERS IN MARINE SCIENCE Main branches Oceanographer Marine Mammal Biologist Microbiologist Ecologist Aquatic chemist Aquarium curator Marine educator Ocean engineer Resource manager Aquaculture veterinarian
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WHAT DO YOU NEED? Very competitive High school: math, physics, chemistry, biology, English, computer technology College, major in: Biology Marine biology Zoology Geology Chemistry Fisheries management Ethics Math!
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BEST COLLEGES FOR MARINE SCIENCE Duke Boston University University of Maine Eckerd (Florida) Oregon State University of Hawaii University of New England University of New Hampshire UNC Chapel Hill UNC Wilmington University of Tampa
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LOGISTICS Average salary: 53,217 Usually no more than 20 years Good locations in Hawaii Florida Maine North Carolina South Carolina
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