The History of Marine Biology

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Across
  1. 5. A branch of marine science involving the study of animals and plants that live in the ocean and the shoreline and how they interact with the environment.
  2. 6. Where the Marine Biological Laboratory was located.
  3. 12. The oldest fisheries research facility in the world.
  4. 14. The most important exploratory expedition of the early United States.
  5. 15. Who led expeditions to the Antarctic Sea to study whales.
  6. 16. Who collected samples of animals from hundreds of locations and dredged animals from depths of 180 to 4,240 meters.
Down
  1. 1. Who began the modern day study of marine biology.
  2. 2. What allowed marine scientists to investigate life in oceans deepest recesses.
  3. 3. Who modified the apparatus to compress air allowing for underwater exploration at relatively shallow depths.
  4. 4. Who the first director of US Commission of Fish and Fisheries.
  5. 7. One of the many founders of the science of oceanography and Marine biology.
  6. 8. Who founded the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University.
  7. 9. What was the first of these labs.
  8. 10. The scientist and writer who brought the wonders of the sea to people with her lyrical writings.
  9. 11. What Darwin was aboard for the English exploration voyage.
  10. 13. The big scientific advancement which developed during World War II.