1st Marine Division

In a video taken by a marine biologist, who was recording gray seals, happened to find a flabbergasting discovery. Playing in the background of the video was a adult gray seal killing and eating a gray seal pup. The wound from this was also in the spiral-like shape. Director of the Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, Andrew Brownlow decided to further examine this case, and sure enough he found nine other…

The National Sea Grant College Programs values and goals are to, “expand the range and increase the utility of products from the ocean, improve condition of marine ecosystems, improve production of aquaculture, enhance quality of seafood, improve stewardship of marine resources and provide new technology and tools for understanding ecological processes.” (UNC Sea Grant College Program). The values and goals of the NASA Chandra’s program is to accurately observe their target, describe and…

Of today’s many important environmental issues, sustainable fishing must take top priority to ensure vital future oceanic resources. If we discount sustainable practices, we are ignoring our world’s largest resource. Over 70 percent of the world is covered by water and as a nation, we consume 4.8 billion pounds of seafood (NOAA, 2016). We cannot afford to waste resources that are well within our power to save and conserve. We have many organizations that conduct aquatic research on our…

on hard coral. Abiotic features are non-living or physical factors and can have a large effect on the Great Barrier Reef ecosystem and the Crown of Thorns starfish. These include water temperature and nutrients in water. The Australian Institute of Marine Science state that survival rates rise by 240% with only a 2 degree temperature increase, therefore contributing to the population burst of COTS. Also, nutrients in water have been proven to improve the survival of the Crown of Thorns starfish.…

Carlos Hathcock Carlos Hathcock always dreamed about becoming a Marine. So on the date May 20th, 1959 of his 17th birthday, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. Before, he deployed to Vietnam, Carlos Hathcock had won several shooting championships. At that time in Vietnam War, Carlos Hathcock had 93 verified kills of the North Vietnamese people. The Vietnamese people set out a $30,000 bounty to go after Carlos Hathcock. Also, the Vietnamese Army’s sniper’s called Carlos Hathcock “White Feather…

These have also been found to contribe to the death of many marine animals. Many toxins, as I am sure you are aware, originate from plants or animals. The whale ingests lead to stranding to death, seems to depend upon the toxin involved. In 1988, for example, 14 humpback whales examined after stranding along the…

could hold the cures to many of the world’s biggest diseases. The reefs also provide income for countries all over the world. They provide millions of jobs, which bring in billions of dollars (Campbell, Cinner, Ardiwijaya, Pardede, Kartawijaya, Mukmunin, and Baird, 2012). Overall these coral reefs bring in billions of dollars and different resources all over the world and are one of the biggest pivot points for human populations. Lastly, with all the issue that come with the declining coral…

Therefore, without coral reefs there will be no life cycle in the ocean (Environment 911, 2011). According to Marine Animals, more than 100,000 sea animals die every year due to ocean pollution, one cause is ingesting plastic. As a result of this, the animal will feel full because the nondigestible plastic will remain in the animal’s stomach taking up space for the animal’s real food source, this can cause malnutrition, dehydration, and starvation (Save Our Shores). In addition, if the…

I did so with the intention of becoming a marine biologist. I had a strong passion for the ocean and coral reefs, which I wanted to apply towards my future career. During the summer after my freshman year, I began a research project with Dr. Jay McGhee to determine if marine biology was right for me. After completing the research at the end of my sophomore year, I decided that I wanted to pursue a different degree. Despite this decision, however, marine biology remains one of my passions today.…

The career I have chosen for this project is a biologist. The role of a biologist can consist of multiple different studies, but primarily focuses on living things. Some biologists study things as small as the molecules that form organisms, how they work, and how they combine to create a working living thing. Others take a look at the ecosystems that contain living things. Biology can include experiments in a lab, or hands-on field studies. Any physical activity, however, is quite mild compared…