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My job provides me with the opportunity to be involved in the conservation and recovery of many different marine species.

Take the best science and math courses available. Gain as much experience as possible in the field you're interested in or a related field (even if you have to volunteer).

I’d always had a love for the ocean and an interest in science, but it was the mystery and beauty that lay beneath the water in tide pools we visited on a family trip that captured my imagination.

Always stay curious, ask lots of questions, and make sure your college professors know you.

My love for the sea and for the adaptations of marine organisms to life in the sea, along with a natural interest in science and math, all led me to this career path.

I have always had a passion for applied research, had a special place in my heart for aquatic resources in my Midwestern homeland, and wanted a career that could balance work with family.

I seldom have a dull project in a dull location.

I discovered that, unlike cetaceans, many marine invertebrates are easy to find, fun to study, and excellent subjects for quantitative experiments.