Ocean Science Class : A Marine Biologist

When ever you go to the beach, do you ever think about what can happen to an animal and the water when you leave a wrapper in the sand or a plastic bottle in the water? If you think about it, even a small piece of plastic can harm a fish. The fish could mistake it for food. This could potentially kill the fish. There are other things that people d that pollutes the ocean. An oil spill from a boat can get fish sick (Doc.2). Also, solid waste, plastics, glass, and foam (OI). Marine life can get trapped in any of these items (OI). There are many things we can do to prevent this, like, reducing plastic waste in stream, improve solid waste management, and increase, capture, and reuse (Doc.1). These are just a few of the many things we could do to

I’ve always had a keen interest in science. When I was younger, I viewed a dolphin show online. I was instantly fanisnated and later I was informed that the trainers were special marine biologists. The idea of becoming a marine biologist is still a dominate career choice for me. Last year, I was incredibly curious with the aspects that a marine biologist has to undertake that I researched the career path as part of my PLP. This only ignited my interest even further and when I was invited to attend the Flinders University I particularly focused on the marine biology and biology lectures.

Education has always been an important foundation upon which my family encouraged the most. Not just the education pertaining to structured schooling, but the fundamentals in life that require you to interact in society and be a part of something bigger than yourself. They demonstrated how to commit to values such as responsibility, motivation, and consistency; and, how to be open-minded and passionate about the things you believe in. These things all required a sacrifice in various ways. They always stress how “sometimes you need to give up something to get ahead, or how sometimes sacrificing the familiar and what you expect from yourself to get the results that you are seeking in the long run.”

If you have ever lived in proximity to coastal areas you may have seen coastline erosion first hand. The beaches you frequent during the summer may seem to be getting smaller and smaller every year. Why does your favorite beach seem to be disappearing? Coastal erosion is to blame. The waves, wind, tides and currents all play a part in the mechanism that is coastal erosion. When water and wind batter the shoreline sediments are carried out to sea and deposited on the sea floor or at other points along the coastline. This is called an erosional coastline. This erosion may be very apparent or seem to have happened overnight when it happens due to a large storm or extremely high tide.

The purpose of this experiment was to observe the light that the Tomopteris emits. They collected Tomopteris from Monterey Bay off the coast of California. They then stimulated the Tomopteris to produce light so that they could observe the light that it produced. The researchers took photos and measured the amount of light that was emitted per Tomopteris. One interesting discovery was a Tomopteris that emits a blue light which is rare since most Tomopteris emit a yellow-orange light. The researchers tried to create explanations as to why this Tomopteris emits blue light. They think that “different protein complements may be responsible for the light in different species”. However, this isn’t their only explanation for this rare blue emitting Tomopteris. The other explanation is that “this could potentially reflect different ecological roles of the two light colors”. Researchers concluded that with further testing the blue-light emitting Tomopteris may be considered a species of their own.

I examine how rising or falling tide can affect the water level of Corte Madera Salt Marsh in this report. The data is from Wednesday (June 19th) and Thursday (June 20th). My hypothesis is that tide and water level have positive relationship. From the result, I learn that the water level and tide have positive relationship. However, when tide changes its direction, the water level is likely to stay or little change.

The Barrier Reef is the largest reef in the world, and it is located in Australia. It is made up of different types of coral and fish, but sadly the reef is bleaching. Bleaching is the process of water temperatures getting too warm and as a result coral reefs can bleach. When water gets too warm, corals will get rid of the algae living inside their tissues causing the coral to turn completely white. Although, when coral reefs turn white this does not mean that they are dead, coral reefs can actually survive a bleaching event. It just means that the coral is under a lot of stress and

I was really astonished when Zimmerman quoted that “nobody really knows how well professors teach or how much their students learn in college. It reveals to me that, Zimmerman actually knows the trick that administrators and faculty’s

Ever since I was an infant, I have spent almost every summer on my father's boat in Ocean City, New Jersey. Whether it be fishing or jumping off the boat to go swimming, I have always been familiar and had an immense love for both the boat and the ocean. Up until this year, I had never known that there was an option for me to be able to take online classes at my high school. Since I have already taken all of the science classes that are honors that were available, I needed to find another science class. I had found the honors oceanography class in the catalog online, and I instantly signed up for the course. I enrolled because of my interest for the ocean and it's inhabitants. Although I'd like to think that I know a lot about the ocean, I

There are many things for me to learn from this program. Firstly, I would gain much knowledge and many learning experiences from participating in this program. I am applying to the Summer@Brown program to take a course in Marine Biology. By taking this course from a prestigious college, with an experienced professor, I would improve my knowledge of the subject of Marine Biology and take steps to find a career in the subject. It would also provide me with insight into the world of college academics, which would help me in several years when I am a college student.

Jade Telkamp is 17 years old and a senior at Brookings High School. Her favorite sport to participate and watch is the hunger games; she has won 8 years in a row. But she occasionally likes running through the six with her woes as well. Aside from watching these sports, she is also studying hard to pursue her dream job as a Marine biologist in Australia. She disregards the many dangerous oversized animals in that continent and comments “I would rather be eaten by a llama than a hippo.” To achieve her goal of becoming a marine biologist she will be attending Midwestern University in Wichita Falls, Texas, which is 13 hours away. On her way there she will be eating her favorite type of donut, the white powdered donuts satisfy her donut needs

Have you ever wondered what you want to do when you grow up? One day I want to be a marine biologist and go scuba diving everyday. I want to do this because I am going scuba diving in the spring on a shipwreck. But to do this I have to have a Bachelor's degree. To get this Bachelor’s degree I have to go to college and I want to go to ECU because that is where my uncle went and he said it was fun there and that I should someday go there. When I become a marine biologist I want to go in a shipwreck not on top of one and to learn all the different kinds of and to find a new creature. In 10 years I want to have a job and have fun. Someday I want to live in England because I have family there that I never met and I want to meet them

A few things that oceanographers do on a daily basis they study the currents of the ocean, they study the bottom of the ocean, they also take samples of the sand and other organisms to study. Oceanographers study the currents in bodies of water because if they didn't they wouldn't be able to tell people where the current isn't so strong and it is safe to swim

A lot of plastic bags end up in the ocean. The plastic that goes in the ocean goes to a island of garbage. The island is called the pacific garbage patch and that island is twice the size of texas. The trash that is on that island is eaten by fish and plastic makes fish think there full and there really not. Also the plastic that the fish eat damages their reproductive system and that means we can't eat that kind of fish or they will become extinct.

It is common between people to visit beaches or go depth in the sea or the ocean for many reasons, many want to explore the magnificence and the beauty of the cold breeze blowing on the shore and others want to go deep in to check out the secrets hidden and the mysterious creatures living in there. Oceans were created following a very organized ecosystem that sustains life in there and creates a unique atmosphere no other human being can really create, but since us humans start messing around with mother nature the outcome is negative most of the time , instead of taking a good care of the seas and let nature do its daily process instead we interfere and mess up its balance and destroy it badly, an environment which is home for millions of