Marine Biologist

Marine Biologist

David Aldridge

Southampton, UK

Male, 25

After doing an undergraduate degree in marine biology, I'm now doing a marine biology PhD in the UK at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton. I love what I do, but, contrary to popular belief, very few marine biologists actually swim with dolphins or spend their days scuba diving. In my spare time I edit a blog on marine science. Below is a link to a blog post I wrote on why I dread telling people I'm a marine biologist. I recommend that you check it out!

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Hi ! My names Mia I am thinking of becoming a marine biologist once I graduate high school. I however don't know which specific major I would take intrest in. What I want a career in is perhaps being a vet. for marine life? What would that be called?

Asked by Mia Muraca (miamuraca@yahoo.com) over 9 years ago

 

I have recently watched a video in which a man replaced the water in his goldfishes fish tank with Hennessy cognac. I myself am not sure if the contents of said fish tank were in fact Hennessy or just a coloured liquid, but it made me wonder if a fish really could survive in Hennessy, and if so, how long it would survive. I’m not particularly sure this question will be of interest/importance to you, or in fact of interest/importance to anyone, but I hope that you can help me understand if this is actually possible.

Asked by Kieran Barrett almost 7 years ago

 

Hello there I am in a Marine biology class in high school and we were discussing sponges, I wondered how long do sponges stay alive when they are taken out of water before pronounced officially dead? Thank you

Asked by Brooklynn dawn almost 10 years ago

 

Do you know of a fish that is shaped like a chicken nugget and looks like it would have the texture of a chicken nugget?

Asked by Lexie over 7 years ago

 

is there any way a baleen whale could be prevented from hearing another baleen whale?

Asked by crypticSea almost 9 years ago

 

how is plastic effecting our oceans

Asked by edward about 7 years ago

 

Why are sharks less likely to get cancer?

Asked by hanna over 6 years ago