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    with an assortment of people and creatures to become a successful marine biologist. When becoming a marine biologist solving tasks with the people around you is the only way you can achieve your goals. Team challenges in my math class are examples of how I am capable of solving tasks with others and my scores of a B+ or higher back up my past statement. Evaluating and understanding information is also vital to success because marine biologists are put into situations where they must understand the

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    Nikki Etchenique Dr. Harper Marine Biology November 24, 2014 The World is Blue Final Paper In 2009, Dr. Sylvia Earle wrote The World is Blue to educate and alert the reader about human impacts on marine ecosystems. Through this book she conveys her passion and methodical arguments concerning the importance of the conservation of the ocean, which encompasses approximately 80 percent of the earth’s surface. Dr. Earle states “the ocean touches you with every breath you take, every drop of water you

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    forget the lovely sea creatures but some of them ever so frightening.All of these things are what a Marine Biologist works with and they do many more studies having to do with this kind of things.What it takes to be a Marine Biologist is a Bachelor's degree or higher and you also need to like what you are doing,be good at math,science,reading,making surveys and graphs and so on. The highest a Marine Biologist can make is $245,700.00 a year.I love the ocean and ocean life because it is so soothing

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    “Overfishing: A Threat to Marine Biology,” Bell talks about how only 1 percent of the world’s oceans are marine protected areas (MPAs). MPAs not only help protect oceans by allowing habitats to recover from damage caused by overfishing but also allow fish to safely reproduce. Due to fishing fish faster then they can reproduce, many species of fish are going endangered or already endangered of being extinct. Species like whales, dungongs, sea cows, codfish, jewfish, sharks, and other marine vertebrates are

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    I have one major goal in life which is to assist in saving our environment and the organisms that complete the earth. Marine life is my passion and I have two main interests in Marine Science. My first interest is marine life behavior and how marine organisms react within their altering environment. With my degree I want to find a way to help these marvelous creatures adapt to these environmental and ecosystem changes effortless and decrease the number of organisms that are endangered. We have to

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    Biological oceanography is important because it brings awareness to how organisms live in the ocean. It shows how organisms can adapt to environmental variables. Biological oceanographers uncover the process and circulation of the food chain, withal the involvement of natural selection underwater. People will have a better understanding of evolution and its role in creating species throughout the centuries. It is important because our population is able to reflect and apprehend the responses of ocean

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    Cleaning the beaches, and oceans may seem overwhelming and impossible, but it can get done by determination and effort (Selene Muldowney). For an example if every person on the planet picked up one plastic bag and recycled it the world would have recycled seven billion plastic bags (Selene Muldowney). Thanks to the Ocean company they turned trash into treasure (Selene Muldowney). 4Ocean not only made a difference in recycling plastic bags, but also making great strides in cleaning oceans and waterways

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    Marine Robotic Subs

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    Marine Robotics How do robotic subs help our marine environment? Robotic subs have been used for many things. This particular one is how they help marine environment. Introduction Marine robotics official started in the 1900’s for Navy surveillance. This was of course after World War ii, when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. The US Navy thought of this idea to better protect the Us, but now it can be bought in stores for projects. My main idea was that this could increase the environment by examining

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    Star Fish Research Paper

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    I've always been enamored by the ocean. Growing up in the puget sound, I've been exposed at an early age going to places like the Pacific Science Center and the aquarium to find wonder in the animals and the habitats that they live in. I always remember consistently going to the tide pools that were offered at exhibits. Even though at a young age I was too scared to actually touch a lot of the animals, I was fascinated how they were able to be living in such a small area and thrive off each other

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    fascinating job of a chemical oceanographer. A chemical oceanographer studies the chemical composition and interactions of water habitats including rivers, lakes, and oceans. More specifically, they study the effects that chemicals and contaminants have on marine life and the many different chemical processes that are constantly occurring in the ocean and on the ocean floor. Chemical oceanographers may work in fields ranging from climate change and pollution control to evaluating the quality of fish for fish

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