Adv Marine Environ Sciences Lab

This course introduces students to the scientific methodologies used to determining and studying the current major marine environmental issues. Issues studied include: climate change, marine pollution, marine debris, oil spills, fisheries exploitation, fisheries by-catch, marine alien species and coral reef degradation. Laboratory exercises are conducted in the field and on the Chaminade campus. Students taking this course will conduct a laboratory or field research project of their own. Course must be taken concurrently with ENV 415.