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Zoology or Animal Biology
Oceans and Seas
Oceanography
What does an oceanographer study?
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September 11, 2016 10:53AM
An oceanographer studies the oceans--marine science.
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What is an oceanographer?

An oceanographer is a scientist who studies the ocean (in
general). The study may be called oceanography, oceanology, or
marine science. The term oceanography means "ocean writing" and
includes related fields such as marine geology, climatology, and
marine biology.
An oceanography is simply someone who studies the ocean, but there
are different fields for an oceanographer to delve into.
Asked in Jobs & Education
What is the difference between a oceanographer and a marine biologist?

The difference between an oceanographer and a marine biologist
is very small, but yet there is a big difference, one that could
affect into which career you'd like to go in.
both occupations study marine life and organisms, but in a
different way. Basically, an oceanographer studies life in the
context of oceanography, but a marine biologist studies marine
species that live in the ocean and other salt-water
environments
Take a group of fish for example. An oceanographer would study
the impact some cold upwellings would have on the fish, whereas a
marine biologist would study the reproduction of the fish.
reference
http://marinebio.org/Oceans/MarineBiology.asp
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