Marine Biology

Marine biology is the study of life in the oceans and other saltwater environments such as estuaries, mangroves, coral reefs, hydrothermal vents or open ocean. The study of marine biology includes a wide variety of disciplines such as biological oceanography, chemistry, geology, meteorology, physical and oceanography. An emphasis in this course is on the new field of marine conservation biology which additionally draws on many longstanding scientific disciplines such as marine ecology, biogeography, zoology, botany, genetics, fisheries biology, anthropology, economics and law. Like all scientific disciplines, the study of marine biology also follows the scientific method.