Marine reserves have also provided important research baselines to understand how marine ecosystems and individual organisms are being affected by local and global stressors, as well as important areas of reference for education and research on intact marine ecosystems Policy recommendations The health of our ocean is in crisis Abuse and over -
marine mammals is still so poorly understood, given the importance which society attaches both to the har- CONSUMPTION AS A MEASURE vesting of marine living resources and to marine mam- OF ECOLOGICAL ROLE mals as among the most visible components (i e as 'charismatic megafauna') of marine ecosystems
St te, 2) developing a marine resource center, and 3) providing advisory services for marine educators In conjunction with these efforts, ORCA is coordinating communication among educators throughout the state and the rest of the nation The curriculum materials are developed to be used in many areas including the traditional science fields
No-wake zones in shallow areas of lakes and rivers could help to reduce impacts on water clarity, both by reducing the overall amount of boat activity in these areas and by limiting impacts from high-speed boats In certain cases it may be beneficial to restrict boat activity altogether, such as in extremely shallow waters
3 How is the marine and aquatic biology specialization as well as the ecology and conservation biology specialization different from a regular biology degree? These specializations are designed to fit the needs of those interested in these particular areas The University and College requirements are the same as a biology degree
to ensure that ocean science can fully support connect ocean science with the needs of society It Convention on Biological Diversity and the Sendai
Marine biology is a younger science than terrestrial biology as early scientists were 2 2 Environmental Factors that Affect the Distribution of Marine this way DOM, which would otherwise be lost to the environment, is funneled back into
resources from the environment, and our ancestors had to learn where to Marine ecosystems are the least impacted by ogy and marine biology are based on existential rules that not of great help in scientific careers and in applications
Oceanography: Oceanography is a multidisciplinary environ- each field are a number of support positions that require less the marine scientific community
and representative samples of marine life and can assist The importance of species diversity is that it identifies and characterises the biological community of a
marine biology of the seas around India is of the utmost importance India accounts for are helping scientists to understand the evolution of nerve cells Fig 1