Marine Science Careers Notes

What is Marine Science?

It is the study of ____________________ organisms and their relationship to the chemical, physical and geological nature of the ________________.

It has two main divisions:

Marine Biology Oceanography

-living organisms’ taxa characteristics of growthfood web interactions

-branches: __________________ resource management aquaculture __________________ behavior/psychology

-tides, ____________, currents, ocean floor _______________,water chemistry

-branches: ________________ Archeology ________________ Meteorology energy ____________

Professional employment opportunities that combine specialties:

Education ocean engineering

________________ control world trade - global ___________

international policies of the _____ __________, exploration, research

environmental __________

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES:

Biology, _______________, Physics, Geology, Engineering, and ________________________

Departments will all train people for ocean related careers.

Consider these ideas before you decide:

- Many ocean related careers are relatively new and will continue to change. ______________________, interdisciplinary backgrounds are preferred.

- Ocean careers can be the same as land careers - only in a different setting. With new technology, you do not have to ___________ on a coastline.

- Most marine scientists do not spend their days ___________ diving on coral reefs nor training whales at ____________________.

- Supply and demand determine the positions available. Student’s ______________ and ____________ skills should match their career objectives.

- There is a shortage of applicants to graduate schools in oceanography, acoustics and __________________ chemistry; marine _______________ attracts large numbers of applicants.

Marine careers are generally divided into 3 groups:

40% all levels of ________________ related agencies, military

40% ________________ or educational

20% ________________ sector