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    A marine biologist is a person who studies all different types of sea animals and plants and study marine animals. They can choose to specialize in studying large ocean animals. Everything from whales to the plankton that they eat, and everything in between, they can study. They also help keep the animals safe. One area of specialization, the field of marine biotechnology, offers great connection for marine biologists. The job responsibilities are that people can rely on you to be there to help

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    saturate from Human’s carbon dioxide pollution, its marine inhabitants suffer as a consequence of our ignorance. Rises in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels result in ocean acidification affecting the marine life inhabiting areas such as coral reefs, which are also being bleached by the change in carbon dioxide levels. Current studies led by marine biologists suggest the ocean's carbon dioxide levels are off balance and are destroying the marine ecosystems, by stunting fish growth as well as bleaching

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    going into outer space, not to say that it is impossible to reach such a far fetched goals. My main goals or “dream goals” that I am currently striving for are career based, and those goals are to one day become a successful Marine Biologist that specializes in cetaceans, marine mammals, while also trying my hardest to converse the natural beauty of the oceans ecosystem. Now this may not be the most finically sound job, or even easily achieved career, but for me it is not about the money or easy way

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    that depend on fresh water and the ocean to survive. Marine animals do not have a certain taxon or systematic grouping. They are joined together by their need to feed in a marine environment. There are several types of marine animals which include pinnipeds, cetaceans, sirenians. Marine mammalogists are specialized marine biologist that study marine mammals. To keep and ensure the safety of these animals we rely on marine mammalogists. Marine mammalogists study the relationships, conduct research

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    It’s completely dark and the ocean wind sends chills through every layer of my clothing- the biologist leading our team packs up his drill and finishes his evaluation of that night’s horseshoe crab mark- and- recapture event. I aimlessly scan the sand around my feet and am taken aback by something noticeably different; virtually indistinguishable from the sand are tiny, pale green horseshoe crab eggs- millions of them among huge stretches in every direction. Inspecting a few of the paler eggs, I

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    All my life I have been exposed to the sea through family trips to Hampton Beach to frequent trips to the Mystic Aquarium. That exposure is what led to my fascination for animals and the ocean. This fascination grew into a passion for the sea and that led me to start seeking different experiences to widen my knowledge. This included Volunteering for the Mystic Aquarium, choosing to go to school at the University of Rhode Island and eventually to applying for a chance to be involved with the top organization

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    When I was twelve, I visited the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) on a school trip. Over the course of that weekend, I got my first hands on experience studying the Pacific Ocean and it’s marine life. We learned about the growth rates of kelp, the different ecosystems in the Catalina area, and even went snorkeling in their bay. That weekend inspired me. I had found my intellectual curiosity, so I asked my parents to enroll me in the Institute’s academic summer camp the following year. I

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    Oceanography Careers

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    Dolphin swim and chirp in crystal clear waters. Biology, chemistry, geology, and physics together as a whole are what make up oceanography. This career might change due to human impacts on the environment and lack of governmental funding; I still possess a strong desire to succeed in this particular career. The study of the deep and dark sea and shallow coastline oceans are what make up oceanography. Branches of science such as, biology, chemistry, geology, and physics come together

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    love to go into is being a Marine Biologist, seeing amazing creatures both big and microscopic. With this profession, I would go into in the future, I would find out the details, the salary, locations for work, and of course why the Marine Biologist profession interest me. The salary for being a Marine Biologist can range from $39,700 to $124,680 yearly, depending on experience. But starting with the hourly salary it can range, for example, starting out new a Marine Biologist gets paid $19.09

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    shadowing project in our school and a group of students have decided that it will be an amazing opportunity to job shadow a marine veterinarian at the aquarium of the pacific. As we have been reminded by our English teacher, we have to look into a possible career that is what we want to do when we go to college and afterward.We need event tickets to Aquarium of the Pacific’s “Marine Biologist Job Shadow Program, Transportation to Long Beach, admission tickets to the Aquarium of the Pacific, and transportation

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