Question: how do manage to do research on the animals in the ocean do you have to go scuba diving it seems pretty cool
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Yes it is cool!! we have a range of different ways that we study animals and scuba diving is one. We also snorkel if the water is shallow. we use grabs if the water is to deep (have a read of my profile page to see photos). Also we use underwater rovers (Simon can talk about these).
For really deep research we use trawlers and nets, benthic dredges (these are very destructive) that is why Simons work is important.
For really deep sea research some scientist use research submarines, or deep sea rovers with cameras.
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I’ve never been scuba diving. I would love to do it in the future. I haven’t worked much on marine animals, but I’ve done a lot of scuba diving just for fun. It’s great being in the ocean environment. It is a whole other world down there!
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If you are studying what species are present (for example, corals or fish) you could either go scuba diving or go snorkeling if the water is shallow enough. I have a marine biologist friend who works on the cayman islands in the Caribbean. Her job is to go scuba diving everyday and collect information on what species are present to make sure the coral reefs are healthy! Best job in the world! Shes a very lucky girl!
I don’t get to do scuba diving in my line of work but I go scuba diving quite often for fun as I am a member of the university dive club.
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There are so many ways to study marine animals but there is lots more to learn. We haven’t scratched the surface of understanding where animals live and travel. There are still species to discover out there too, so if you find marine science interesting there is plenty of stuff to investigate
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Scuba diving, snorkelling both allow us to observe short term behaviour. satellite tags allow us to track animals across whole ocean basins.
I am currently trying to build robot ships that will be able to track whales, (or submarines) across the seas, almost indefinitely.
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