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5 Productive Activities For Aspiring Marine Biologists This Summer
Summer is a time to kick back and relax, relish the good weather, and get caught up on those nitpicking tasks youâve pushed off all year long. However, itâs also an opportune time to get ahead as a student. Whether that be taking summer classes or starting a summer internship, you now have some time to focus on some career-making moves. To excel in your career while also enhancing your marine biology knowledge and summer experience, consider these 5 summer activities. 1. Catch Up On the Documentaries Youâve Been Meaning to Watch No matter where you turn, it seems like everyone is talking about that one documentary with the octopus.…
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A Beginnerâs Guide to the Plastic Pollution Plaguing Our Oceans
Across all corners of the world, plastic pollution plagues streams, rivers, and oceans. In many ways, itâs simply because everythingâs connected. For instance, one piece of trash, no matter the size, can embark on a road trip from one side of the Earth to the other using waterways. Strolling along the beach, you may find a brightly-colored shellâonly to realize that itâs, in fact, a long-lost plastic bottle cap. Here lies a mere symptom of the ocean plastic crisis; this is only the surface of a much bigger problem. To truly grapple with ocean plastic pollution, youâll have to dive deeper, maybe even to the abyssal depths of the ocean.…
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15 Tips to Make Your Tide Pooling Trip Safe, Fun, and Affordable
When youâre looking for that aquarium experienceâbut without the swarms of strollers and the costly souvenirsâconsider a tide pooling trip. Along the rocky intertidal zone, you may come across all sorts of bizarre critters, ranging from mussels and barnacles to seals and sea lions. You may even find an octopus. Or, maybe a bright purple sea star! Since tide pooling is full of possibility and discovery, itâs a great activity for families. If your child wants to learn more about animals, the tide pools are a perfect place to start. Peering into a tide pool is, oftentimes, like peering into a miniature ocean. So, next time you want to engage…
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The Ultimate Guide To Learning Marine Biology From Home For FREE
Learning marine biology from home can be surprisingly easy with all the free resources online today. Whether youâre a student, a researcher, or just an ocean enthusiast, there a variety of lectures, podcasts, readings, and videos to guide you in your learning. Covid-19 has transformed the way people learn. Because of these vast changes in education, itâs imperative to explore online tools. Between Covid-19 Netflix binges and online toilet paper shopping, brush up on your marine biology with this ultimate at-home marine biology guide. Check out the Monterey Bay Aquariumâs âLearning at Homeâ To help people engage with marine biology, the Monterey Bay Aquarium offers free online classes and activities.…
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15 Things I Wish I Knew About Studying Marine Bio In College
âYou’re studying marine bio? That sounds like fun.â Yep. Youâll hear that nearly every time you tell people what you study. And, yes it is fun, but there is some stuff you should know. Like any science, marine bio involves heavy amounts of chemistry, physics, lab work, and field work. College can be an invigorating opportunity to meet new people, form connections, study what you want to study, and revel in the freedom of adulthood. Doing all of this with your major in mind, though, is key. The School Side of Things 1. Take advantage of office hours and befriend your professor and TAs (or, at the very least, let…
