More and more people are becoming interested in the environment, with a growing popularity in the oceans and marine life. With increasing coverage of the marine environment in film and television documentaries, and the increasing popularity of scuba diving, recreational fishing, and aquarium keeping, we are keen to understand the science and management behind this complex and interesting environment. This interest in the oceans is reflected in the continuing popularity of marine biology and related subjects in colleges and universities, and adult education programs.

Sources of Marine Information
University Marine Related Degree Courses
Online Distance Learning Courses

Sources of Marine Information

Marine Conservation Society Website

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is a UK charity which is dedicated to the protection of the marine environment and its wildlife. Education plays a large part in the work carried out by the MCS and this includes the organisation of events such as Beachwatch. Beachwatch is an annual event which takes place during the third weekend in September, involving local beach clean-ups which allow the beaches to be monitored as well as raising local awareness to the problems of marine debris and marine pollution. Link to Marine Conservation Society website.

The Deep

Link to The Deep website.

Marine Society

Link to the Marine Society website.

MarLIN website

MarLIN provides the most comprehensive and easily used source of information about marine habitats, communities and species around Britain and Ireland. Link to the MarLIN website.

BBC - Blue Planet

BBC Blue Planet website provides information relating to the Blue Planet TV documentary about the oceans and marine life within it. There are a series of challenges relating to all seven programmes and fact files on all marine life. Link to BBC Blue Planet.

University Degree Courses

Postgraduate Marine Studies

Hull University runs an M.Sc course in Estuarine and Coastal Science and Management. The following information provides links to the prospectus and course handbook.
Link to MSc prospectus

Undergraduate Marine Biology Studies

The University of Hull's biology department run a number of courses relating to marine issues. Link to BSc information.

• B.Sc Marine Biology - Hull campus Link to course information.
• B.Sc Aquatic Biology - Hull campus Link to course information.
  
• B.Sc Marine Coastal Biology - Scarborough Campus Link to course information.
• B.Sc Ecology - Scarborough Campus Link to course information.
  

Online Distance Learning

Distance Learning / Online Courses

A University Foundation Award relating to the BBC documentary series Blue Planet run by the Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies at the University of Hull. This is a short online course called 'In Deeper' which provides an introduction to marine ecosystems, and links extensively to the Blue Planet Challenge. This requires no previous experience or qualifications. Link to online learning.