对海洋中生命的研究-从微观浮游生物到地球上最大的动物蓝鲸。像生物学一样，海洋生物学包含许多不同的研究领域，包括对细胞内分子的研究（分子生物学），生物的功能和适应性（生理学）以及生物种群及其相互之间的相互作用以及它们之间的相互作用。环境（生态）。使这些区域成为海洋生物学的因素是咸水环境，无论是沿海湿地和河口，多岩石的海岸线和海滩，珊瑚礁和海带森林，还是广阔的海洋栖息地和深海。该生物学借鉴了化学，物理学，地质学和海洋学等其他科学，包括海洋微生物学，植物学（藻类研究），海洋毒理学，渔业和水产养殖，深海生态学，无
The study of life in the oceans - from microscopic plankton to the largest animals on earth, the blue whales. Like biology, marine biology has many, diverse fields of study contained within it including the study of the molecules within cells (molecular biology), the functions and adaptations of organisms (physiology), and populations of organisms and their interactions with each other and their environment (ecology). What unites these areas as marine biology is the saltwater environment, whether it be the coastal wetlands and estuaries, rocky shorelines and beaches, coral reefs and kelp forests, or the vast open-ocean habitat and abyssal sea. This biology draws on other sciences such as chemistry, physics, geology, and oceanography, and includes disciplines such as marine microbiology, phycology (the study of algae), marine toxicology, fisheries and aquaculture, deep-sea ecology, invertebrate zoology, ichthyology (the study of fish), marine mammalogy, and marine conservation biology.<br> A Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology from HPU provides the skills and strong academic foundation that can lead to a variety of career options. Our students are prepared for positions in marine and aquatic science careers as field and data technicians in research laboratories and government agencies, aquarists or outreach/education specialists in aquariums and zoos, or for a myriad of other positions in aquaculture, fisheries science, environmental analysis, marine policy, and many others. Students who aim to become leaders in the field, or ultimately direct their own research, will have the necessary background to pursue a master or doctoral degree in their chosen field. HPU even offers a Master of Science in Marine Science program for students who wish to pursue a graduate degree with us.