This project was about the history of marine biology. We were given a list of events and and other things related to marine biology and had to describe it and its significance, as well as the time it took place or was invented. My group and I made a timeline with the research we found, which you can find above.
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Gatherers (11,000-12000 years ago): A group of humans living in a society in which most or all food us obtained by foraging. For them, the sea was a source of food. Clam mounds created by them are seen today, as well as shell necklaces.
Pacific Islanders (3,000-1,000 BC): The people of the pacific islands, Hawaii, etc. They navigated with wind, current, and wave patterns.
Phoenicians (2,000-1,200 BC): Phoenicians occupied a narrow tract of land along the coast of modern Syria, Lebanon, and northern Israel. They sailed around the Mediterranean using celestial navigation, trade routes, and colonization.
Aristotle (384-322 BC): Aristotle was the first marine biologist. He was a Greek scholar, and there are written records of significant biological observations made by him.
James Cook (1728-1779): James Cook was an English sea captain. He made scientific observations, and was an employed full-time naturalist. He went on three voyages to the Antarctic and Pacific Islands from 1768 to 1779, when he was killed by Hawaiians.
Charles Darwin (1831) He went on an expedition to the Galapagos Islands on the HMS Beagle to study the creatures inhabiting the islands.
The Wilkes Expedition (1838-1842): The Wilkes Expedition was an exploring and surveying expedition of the Pacific Ocean.
Marine Laboratories (1888): The first marine laboratory in the United States was the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
The Challenger Expedition (1872-1876): This was a scientific expedition that made many discoveries for oceanography, and was named after HMS Challenger.
Sonar (1906): Sonar is a type of system for measuring the water's depth and for the detection of objects underwater.
SCUBA (1943): SCUBA means self contained underwater breathing apparatus, so people could get to deep depths.
Satellite imagery (1959): Images connected by imaging satellites, and was used to map different features in water, such as coral reefs.
FLIP (1962): The flip boat was an open ocean research platform that was used for oceanography research. It was a unique research vessel that's able to stand vertically in seawater without being flooded.
Alvin (1964): Alvin was a manned deep ocean research submersible that can fit 1 pilot and 2 scientists. It was able to find a submerged hydrogen bomb.
ROV's (1953): Remotely Operated Vehicle, it was an underwater robot that allowed the controller to be located above water. It was made for ocean floor exploration, and for depths that divers are unable to reach.
Aquarius (1986): The Aquarius Reef Base is an underwater habitat located 5.4 miles off Florida Keys. It is an undersea laboratory and home for scientists studying the marine environment.
Crittercam (1986): A camera that can be attached to a wild animal, such as whales. This is used to study animals' behavior.
AUV's (1957): An autonomous underwater vehicle; a robot that travels underwater without input from an operator.
NOAA Okeanos Explorer (1988): Was a converted United States Navy ship, but is now an exploratory vessel for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and was officially launched in 2010.
Marine Conservation Organizations (1972): The protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through management, in order to prevent the exploitation of these resources.
Reflection
I did enjoy this project, especially as the first project of the year. I thought it was really interesting and cool learning about these different things, people, and events, and how much science and technology has progressed over thousands of years. I enjoyed my group as well, we had good time management, split up the work mostly even, and we all had good communication and collaboration skills. One thing I'd like to improve on, is organization, and making sure we all know what we are doing and due dates.