Marine Biologist

Tasks and duties

• Collecting samples from the ocean and testing them in a laboratory.
• Conducting species inventories.
• Testing and monitoring sea creatures that have been exposed to pollutants.
• Preserving specimens and samples of unknown species and diseases.
• Figuring out the results on computers or writing up the findings for publication.
• Assessing the causes, effects, prevention and control of introduced species.
• Developing long-term programs for monitoring environmental pollution.
• Providing guidance to help manage fisheries.
• Providing recommendations for the development of marine conservation and harvesting policies and programs, including aquaculture.
• Recommending alternative industrial practices to minimise negative effects on marine species and habitats.