Andrew Hyman '13

Today started out with a wonderful presentation by Andrew and Colin. They talked about the parrotfish and their affect on the massive porites in the great barrier reef. After that very interesting performance, we listened to a presentation on possible ways of eliminating lion fish. After this, each table fought against each other to provide the best possible way...

Today began listening to Kells and Alec talk about the coral consumption by butterfly fish. That didn't interest me very much, and, as doc Gruninger pointed out, the article had no purpose. The next presentation, by Paul and nick, concerned mollusks, and in my opinion was much more interesting. They discussed the purpose of mollusks and estimates on the...

Today in class we discussed the different zones of the ocean and different types of plankton. First there are the benthic zones. The benthic zone consists of everything on the ocean floor. It is divided into sub zones: the Superalittoral, the littoral, the sublittoral and the deep ocean. The next zone is the palegic zone. This is composed of...

Today in class we discussed waves, tides and currents and the effect they have on the earth. I especially found the currents interesting. The currents, rivers of circulating water, are caused by winds that are affected by the correolis effect. This causes the winds in the northern hemisphere to move clockwise and winds in the southern hemisphere to move...

Today in class we discussed plates and their effect on the earth. The earth consists of layers including the inner and outer cores, the mantle and the crust. The inner core is solid and mostly iron. The outer core is iron as well however is free flowing. Together these cause the earth's magnetic fields. Above is the mantle and...

Today was the second day of class and we discussed different areas of marine biology and research techniques. I found the marine mammalogists to be interesting as the study things such as why certain mammals moved back to the water. I also enjoyed the articles we discussed on how climate affects the movement of fish. The ability of biotechnologists...

Hello, I am Andrew Hyman. I would like to learn basic information regarding marine life and marine organisms. I would also like to learn skills for researching marine animals. My favorite marine organism is a walrus. The extend of my history as a diver is my PADI certification.