Always observing something new and different, the opportunity for discovery, and contribution to the knowledge of these animals. Describe a typical day in this profession. You could be in the office inputting data, working in the darkroom, or cooking lunch and fixing an outboard motor. You have to be a jack of all trades. Formal and informal, volunteering for field experience in VERY valuable as is the formal classes upon which you base some of your work.
Some classes give mixed messages, but that sorts itself out.
ALL branches-turely interdisciplinary. It depends on what you want to study and how much you can tolerate in relation to temp, sun, bugs, camping, food, etc. The potential for discovery and contribution to science, the marine mammals, and to yourself. That depends on how invested you are and how driven you become. This is NOT a 9 to 5 job.