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With a focus on written and oral communication within the environmental profession, through reading, research, teamwork, writing, and oral presentation, the course answers these questions: How ought public health and risk be investigated and defi ned? How are these problems addressed by various groups, such as government, business, and the public? Prerequisite: SM2218 STCW: None
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Applies scientifi c knowledge about the coastal areas to the human and political dimension. Offers an interdisciplinary approach to ways in which human beings control adverse effects to the marine environment. The protection of the marine environment is becoming more complex because of a growing population in all the coastal areas of the world, confl icting ocean use interests, rising sea levels, and increasing erosion. The course focuses on the Gulf of Maine and on world marine environmental situations. Certain global issues affecting the marine environment cannot be resolved by countries in isolation, but by a concerted effort. Prerequisite: MS2305, MS2306 STCW: None
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Provides an overview of the basic concepts of physical and chemical treatment, the function of related equipment and support systems; and the environmental responsibilities required to safely and properly operate, maintain, and manage an industrial wastewater treatment facility. Prerequisite: SM-1111 STCW: None
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This three-hour course is an introductory examination of the many issues surrounding marine oil spills and the response measures that can be implemented. Emphasis will be placed on practical guidance and management. Following a scientifi c description of petroleum products and their behavior in the marine environment, the effects of oil on various organisms, ecosystems, and uses will be studied. Next, the containment, recovery, and cleanup of oil spills will be analyzed in detail, as will preand post-spill planning and management efforts. Finally, the important State, domestic, and international laws and regulations, and their effect on the oil industry will be examined. Field trips, guest lecturers, and a training session on the Academy's Oil Spill Simulator will be important components of the course. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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We are in the midst of an extinction crisis. According to one estimate, at the present rate, one-quarter of the species on earth will become extinct within the next 25 years. This course explores the far-reaching problem of the decrease in the diversity of life (biodiversity). Topics include environmental degradation and habitat destruction as a result of human activities, endangered species, alien species, overexploitation, the dynamics and genetics of populations, wildlife protection, and ecological restoration. The course introduces students to techniques in conservation biology that are aimed at maintaining biodiversity. Prerequisite: MS-2221 STCW: None
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This upper level course in Maritime Homeland Security focuses on U.S. and international policies and programs that address the threats to security in the Marine Transportation System. This course provides the basic framework and knowledge to perform the duties and responsibilities of a Company Security Offi cer (CSO), Facility Security Offi cer (FSO), or Vessel Security Offi cer (VSO) as defi ned by federal maritime security regulations and the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code. Also covered in the discussions is the connection between the nation's homeland security programs adopted in response to the September 11th attacks and the traditional emergency management programs developed over the last quarter century largely in response to natural and technological disasters. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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Offers a descriptive analysis concerning the nature and sources of waste and the Federal laws (statutes) and regulations that pertain to their effective management. It identifi es three sets of interests concerning waste: businesses, consumers, and environmentalists. It discusses international conventions governing waste. The cadets develop problemsolving techniques by accomplishing a waste project. This course also includes fi eld trips to sewage treatment plants and an incinerator. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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This course introduces students to the aquaculture industry and to practical issues associated with bivalve and fi nfi sh aquaculture. Students will examine the past and present role of aquaculture in society and investigate issues surrounding some of the most renowned aquaculture programs in the world. Students will apply learned concepts to bivalve or fi nfi sh cultivation projects conducted in the Massachusetts Maritime Aquaculture Laboratory. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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Students in this course will explore the great diversity of fi shes while learning about the taxonomy, anatomy, and physiology of major fi sh groups. The course will focus on adaptations fi shes have developed for meeting the challenges of life underwater, with investigations taking place in the classroom and direct observations of live specimens in the fi eld. In addition to learning principles in ichthyology, students will examine issues in commercial fi sheries management, and participate in a fi eld trip to the New England Aquarium. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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This course is an introduction to marine plants: the microalgae, the seaweeds, and the fl owering plants. The course consists of a survey of marine plants and discussions of their morphology, systematic relations, life histories, ecology, physiology, and economic uses. The course also covers marine primary productivity and the importance of plants to all other life in the ocean. There is a laboratory component and a fi eld component. Students will learn how to take samples for algae and to identify and enumerate the algae. Field trips will include visits to local coasts and to the Gay Herbarium in Woods Hole. Prerequisite: None STCW: None
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