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3.00 Credits
The students will learn why coral nursery propagation and restoration is needed and why staghorn (Acropora) coral is a good candidate for restoration. Students must master coral restoration methodologies including construction and deployment of propagation modules, transplanting of coral cuttings and transplanting of mature coral restoration units to damaged or barren reef areas. They must participate in all phases of the establishment of at least 100 new coral cuttings at the nursery and 18 corals at a restoration site. This course will have 2 lecture contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester) and 2 lab contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester).
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3.00 Credits
The students will learn why seagrass is important and why seagrass restoration is needed. They will also learn why the bird stake method is widely accepted for seagrass restoration. Students must master restoration methodologies including prop scar and blow out measurement, Braun Blanquet benthic assessment, bird stake construction and deployment and seagrass planting unit production and deployment. They must participate in the restoration of at least 50 m2 of damaged seagrass. This course will have 2 lecture contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester) and 2 lab contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester).
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3.00 Credits
This course will equip students with the basic skills for assessing a coral reef habitat using the RECON method. The RECON method is a low-tech, rapid monitoring protocol for SCUBA divers. It is considered "low-tech" because the only equipment needed to conduct RECON is a special data sheet attached to a slate with a pencil and 10-meter survey line. This method is "rapid" because once you have learned how to correctly perform a survey; you should be able to complete a RECON survey during a 40-45 minute dive with a dive buddy. The RECON Program assesses the health of certain large (at least 25 cm diameter) stony coral, identifies their major stressors and characterizes their habitat. There are 4 levels of RECON certification: RECON I diver: This requires 2-3 hours of classroom time, 2 supervised training dives and 2 supervised survey dives. The student must also receive 80% on the RECON Level 1 Exam. RECON II diver: Complete 6 surveys conducted with a RECON-certified dive buddy. RECON III diver: Complete 10 surveys and receive 80% on Level 2 exam. RECON Instructor: Complete 10 surveys and complete RECON Instructor training (includes 2 additional surveys) + receive 90% on RECON Level 2 exam. For this course all participants will be expected to achieve Level III with Instructor status available for those that meet the requirements. This course will have 2 lecture contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester) and 2 lab contact hours per week (=30 contact hours per semester).
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the basic biology of corals and coral reefs, including a discussion of ecological principles such as: competition, diversity, symbiosis, disturbance, adaptation, reproduction, and recruitment. Also examined are the major taxa living in coral reef ecosystems of the Caribbean and Florida, including seagrasses and mangroves. Latter portions of the course introduce current polices and best practice for coral reef conservation and management, with emphasis on the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The in-field laboratory portion will illustrate concepts from the lectures, and give students practical experience in basic coral reef monitoring techniques.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory program provides an in-depth, hands-on immersion into the field of marine mammal science and surveys a wide range of knowledge, theories and ongoing research concerning marine mammals, including instruction specific to the facility and its resident dolphins. The class focuses on concepts and research methodology in the study of cognitive abilities and social behavior of marine mammals. Students will reside at the Dolphin Research Center on Grassy Key.
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3.00 Credits
The class delves more deeply into the fields of behavioral science, animal care and training. The course allows students to build on the knowledge they acquired during the Marine Mammal Care & Basic Training and begin focusing on training new behaviors, exploring animal enrichment and contemplating more complex issues surrounding marine mammal care. Students will implement a training plan they have developed to train a new behavior to a dolphin. Public speaking skills will also be developed as students learn how to present dolphins and their training experiences to the public. At the conclusion of the course, students will showcase the new behaviors they have trained for Dolphin Research Center guests in a formal, narrated presentation. Students will also explore animal enrichment through directed activities implemented with our dolphins and sea lions. Under the guidance of our staff, students will create enrichment toys and activities for the animals and present these activities and toys to the animals throughout the week and observe the animals' reactions. In order to better understand training differences between species and the need for flexibility in advanced training techniques, students will also apply their knowledge of training principles by teaching a new behavior to a canine Dolphin Lab participant. Each student will individually develop a training plan for the behavior to be trained, participate daily in regularly scheduled sessions with his/her canine partner, and demonstrate progress to DRC staff at the end of the week.
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3.00 Credits
This introductory class surveys anatomy, dissection, necropsy, pathology, and physiology of Cetaceans. The taxonomy of the skeletal, muscular, nervous, sensory, respiratory, digestive, endocrine, reproductive, and integument will be stressed. Other species will be discussed in comparison to Minke Whales, Pilot Whales, and Bottle Nosed Dolphins. Stranding, triage, prognoses, treatment, and release provide the overall context of the class. Necroposy and pathology are foci.
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4.00 Credits
This course is a survey of tropical Mariculture covering the wide range of the marine sea farm industry including the raising marine animals for use as food, recreation, pets, medical research and indicator species for man made toxins released into the marine environment by industrial processes and waste water runoff. The course includes the history of Mariculture, water chemistry, environmental requirements, pathology, and economic implications of the Mariculture industry today and in the future. Four hours lecture.
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4.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended for non-science majors and is an introduction to the science of oceanography. Topics include physics and chemistry of seawater, major ocean basins and features of the coastline, major ocean circulation patterns and currents, characteristics of deep and shallow water waves and the tides along with interactions of atmosphere with the oceans.
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