I have hopes of pursuing a career working with marine life ….
I have hopes of pursuing a career working with marine life. In this moment because I'm young and inexperienced I keep my options open. I have loved animals all my life, and have always been especially fascinated with the creatures of the deep blue seas. I will to be pre-veterinary medical school this fall, preparing for a veterinary college. My initial goal was to become an equine vet, since I grew up with horses and knows a lot about how that business. But I've always dreamed of being a marine biologist. I used to want to be a whale trainer (still kind of do). Lately though I've become fascinated wih sharks and absolutely love to work with them (perhaps in the investigation.) I'm really just looking some direction and advice from someone with expertise in any of these fields. Can someone please help me decide to pursue! 
Any suggestions welcome (always very helpful web sites as well.) Thanks everyone!
First, animal training and marine biology are two very different and often require quite different approaches to pursue being said, let's start with marine biology, and you mentioned that are particularly interested in sharks. Although sharks are very interesting animals, obviously there is much more to the marine biology of the large charismatic megafauna commonly showed the documentary, and aquariums. A large proportion of actual work in the field, either in college or at work, dealing with much smaller organisms, algae or even physical and chemical processes so do not go to college expecting to see the biggies immediately. Of course you can specialize in specific areas, but usually takes much time and more education one, your best bet is to try to get as much experience with the shark that can begin to tilt his career in that specific direction from an early point in time. With such a specific and highly popular and competitive goal in mind, probably look after their degree. with a Masters, but at least one degree. Marine Biology course, a good place to start and if you're lucky you could start with doing a thesis for a degree. project or try to do an internship for college credit. This type of program is supported by the example of the Mote Marine Laboratory that provides practice in Shark Biology:% http://www.mote.org/index.php?src=gendocs&ref=College% 3A% 20Internship 20Opportunities & category = Education sharks # Also check out: http://www6.miami.edu/sharklab/ For a master, the investigation of university professors who are considering and find someone who is interested in shark research, this will increase the probability of an MSc suggested. research project on sharks in reality is accepted. Also check this site can help: To http://www.elasmo-research.org/education/students/researcher.htm research, it is almost definitely need to establish an MSc. or higher rating, however, if you intend to work with sharks at an aquarium, it could accept a BSC. and experience relevant. I know several people who were employed as aquarists aquariums (although small local) with just a BSc. Another route to work in an aquarium can be a diploma in animal management. Have a look at this: "What it takes to be an animal keeper http://www.chesterzoo.org/Home/Working':%%% 20AT 20Chester 20Zoo/Becoming% 20years%% 20Animal 20Keeper.aspx Chester Zoo is one of the best zoos in Britain, and dedicated to the preservation of what I'm going to trust them to employ only persons who are highly qualified, so the path is made here is probably a good alternative if you want to participate in Zoo / Aquarium work. Most of this information is probably specific to the UK, but I'd be surprised if there was a similar program in the U.S. Yo. I Moorpark College might have something in that direction: http://www.moorparkcollege.edu/ For more information on marine biology: http://marinebio.org/ In Specifically: And http://marinebio.org/MarineBio/Careers/: Now http://planktonforums.org/ http://planktonforums.org/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4936 for training Animal … one of the biggest misconceptions in the world is that you have to be a marine biologist to be a dolphin trainer. You do not. In fact most marine biologists know if given the opportunity to not work as a marine mammal trainer. Mainly because it has nothing to do with biology or research but with the handling, insurance is a kind of behavioral biology, but the real work has little to do with science, which is why a lot places will be very happy to have psychology degrees, and a lot of employees do not have that SeaWorld. Apart from the obvious controversy over the captivity of marine mammals is enough to put a lot of scientifically minded people the idea of carrying out the work. education in general much less is needed, although again Moorpark College offers training courses in exotic animals. So it really depends on what you prefer, studying animals in their natural habitat and interact with them in a artificial.
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