Marine
Careers:
Marine science and management are
exciting and diverse fields of endeavour.
They are important to Australia, an
island continent with an enormous and
unique coastline which includes 50000
kilometres of rocky shores, vast beaches,
mangrove forests, tropical islands and
coral reefs.Australians
have a special affinity with the sea,
which is not surprising given that more
than 80% of our population live close to
the coast. In addition, our new off-shore
Exclusive Economic Zone of 12 million
square kilometres is nearly double our
total land area, and marine based
industries contribute in excess of $30
billion annually to our economy!
The sites listed below will help you
learn more about the marine environment.
While some sites provide details about
the physical and biological resources of
our oceans, others discuss government
policy, marine research and resource
management. Some sites also offer
information on how you can help in the
fight to conserve our valuable marine
heritage.
 Educational
resources
Did
you know that?
See
also
Reefs at risk
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So many to
choose...
The
following list outlines marine career
choices in pure and applied science,
management, industry, conservation and
teaching:
aquaculture
archaeology
biochemistry
botany
chemical oceanography
coastal engineering
conservation management
economics and geography
ecotourism and diving
environmental consulting
environmental law
fisheries management
food technology
geoscience
marine biology
marine park management
marine studies teaching
microbiology
naval architecture
ocean technology
oil exploration
pharmacology
physical oceanography
remote sensing
shipping and navigation
taxonomy
zoology
Effective management is
essential and urgent if we are to prevent
the collapse of two-thirds of the world's
coral reefs.
Photographs ©AIMS
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