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    This curiosity led me to marine biology and my love for learning about the ocean. My academic goals are to graduate in four years with a bachelors in marine biology and to continue on to complete a masters in either zoology or oceanography and a PhD in a field within oceanography. When it comes to my education I want to be well rounded in the different fields that contribute to what I want to research and being able to understand and look at problems in many different ways to find the solution that benefits

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    The first glimpses through the window provided by Nine North revealed a picture of a community rebuilding quickly, says Timothy Shank, a marine biologist at WHOI who collaborates with Lutz (see ‘The cycle of life’). (Oceanography: Death and rebirth in the deep) This is an amazing prospect and shows that after the bad effect of natural disasters in our oceans, the sea can rebuild itself. After the earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and death of a hydrothermal vent, the ocean will eventually correct

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    that becoming a marine biologist would be the best way to fulfill my dream. My strength and passion for science will naturally help me to be a strong and dedicated student to further my studies. I am hoping to pursue and minor in oceanography as well. I think oceanography would be an excellent minor to have—as a person that looks at the ocean as a marine wildlife sanctuary. This minor will advance the knowledge of a biologist to understand the interaction

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    The National Science Foundation is an independent federal agency created by congress “to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" Each year they are given a budget of millions of dollars to fund research in all fields of fundamental science and engineering, excluding medical sciences. One major project the National Science Foundation funds is called Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI). The OOI is an integrated infrastructure

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    undergraduate degree need not be in marine biology. It can be in biology, zoology, fisheries, or one of the other animal sciences. Physical oceanographers, who study the physical as opposed to the biological aspects of the sea, may work toward an oceanography degree, with coursework weighted heavily in physics, mathematics, and computer modeling. Biological oceanographers study both the biological and physical aspects of the sea and their interactions. Your best bet would be to refer to the guides mentioned

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    a hands on learner as well as visual learner; this means I am a good fit for jobs that require observation as well as labor, and a poor fit for jobs that require listening. Because of these results it means I am a good fit for oceanography and commercial diving. Oceanography requires mainly observation and recording, and commercial

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    1. One of the paramount topics we have covered in this course is oceanography (no surprises there). Rather than thinking of oceanography as “just” the study of the ocean, I have always viewed oceanography as the study of marine biology, marine chemistry, marine geology and marine physics. Before diving into any sort of detail, one can see (from the above) that oceanography incorporates four fundamental sciences into one topic; therefore, when asked to list three ways in which marine geology and marine

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    Even more recently, advancements in SONAR have led to the creation of multibeam SONAR and side scan SONAR. Multibeam SONAR emits and receives sound over a large area, and allow oceanographers to create the most accurate model a seafloor, a Holographic survey. The time between when the SONAR beams are sent out and when they return is measured to model the ocean floor. While effective for deeper rocky bottoms multibeam SONAR does not function well in shallow flat bottoms. Thus side scan SONAR is used

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    passion of animals, the coastal environment all in one. First, what is a marine biology? Marine biology is the study of marine organisms, their behaviors and interactions with the environment. It consists of studies of biological and geological oceanography, and the

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    Jacques Cousteau played an important role in oceanography, he was a French naval officer, explorer, scientist he https://ed.ted.com/on/aFghd4xe and studied the sea and all forms of life in water. One thing he did was co-develop "Aqua Lung". In 1943 the first aqua lung prototypes came about. These prototypes made in Boulogne-Billancourt by the Air liquide company this breathing device is known today for scuba diving. Another accomplishment for Cousteau came in 1945 when he created the French Navy's

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