Students will be exposed to a variety of career opportunities in the marine field. An emphasis will be placed on the general skills, knowledge and abilities that employers find most important. Field trips required. Students will learn animal husbandry, disease control, water chemistry, methods of filtration, and aquarium cleaning and maintenance. This course is an introduction to aquaculture, the farming of marine and freshwater plant and animals such as fish, shrimp and abalone.
Aquaculture is the fastest growing segment of American agriculture.
Requires advanced diving certification or equivalent experience prior to enrollment. This course provides an introduction to field work in the Earth and Marine Sciences. Students will construct and use topographic and planimetric maps, use the Brunton compass to measure planar and linear features of geologic interest, record field observations and measurements in a notebook and on a map, and interpret bathymetric and side-scan sonar maps of the seafloor. It s recommended that students have taken an Earth Sciences course similar to Geology 2, or Oceanography 2, before taking this course. Students obtain a working knowledge of onboard organization, an understanding of basic vessel operations and limitations, and an introduction to some of the procedures and equipment used to maintain safe and productive work environments at sea.