What is the field of marine biology, and what do people in that field do?
I want to know what the field of marine biology is, and who were some famous scientists from that field.
marine biology is the study of aquatic life, so obviously people in the field study aquatic life
You study animals that live in the ocean.
You might specialize on certain types of animals like whales or sharks or crustaceans.
I heard that In Florida, female marine biologists are in such high demand that you can get a degree for free if you’re a girl.
Marine biology is the study of marine life and the ocean…..
I forgot what this guy did or what his name was but he made this way to measure wavelength better, he lives on the coast of southern California and has a home in Hawaii
Marine Biology covers a wide range of topics relating to life in the oceans. It can involve studying organisms as small as plankton all the way up to blue whales and everything in between.
Jeremey Jackson from Scripps Institute of Oceanography has done some very interesting work about the state of global fish stocks: http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/pressreleases/jackson_chancellor_award.cfm
There is always the well known Jaques-Yves Cousteau as well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques-Yves_Cousteau