Course Details
940: Bizarre Ocean Critters - Down Deep
July 9-10
9:45 AM -
11:15 AM
In-Person
This course will be a quick look at some of the very strange (to us) creatures that live in the ocean. We will start with a look at some familiar sea life and the strange critters that live in surfacer waters then move into the stranger things that live in the dark high pressure environment of the deep ocean.
Class Type: Lecture
Class Format: In-Person
Hours of Reading: No reading
Study Group Leader(s):
Kenneth HingaKenneth R. Hinga was a research scientist and assistant dean at URI’s Graduate School of Oceanography. He participated in 19 deep-sea research cruises on eight different research vessels. His research addressed oceanic carbon budgets, phytoplankton ecology, whale feeding, marine eutrophication, marine hydrocarbon pollutants, indices of paleo carbon dioxide levels, and radioactive waste disposal. He then worked at USDA on agriculture environmental and food safety issues.