The goal of biological oceanography is to understand what controls the abundances, kinds, and temporal variation of organisms in the sea. Our research and teaching programs are oriented toward a mechanistic understanding of processes. To this end we employ a variety of approaches including field observations, laboratory experiments and theoretical models. The School benefits from its location on the campus of a major research university. Opportunities for collaboration, coursework, and use of state of the art facilities are available through the Departments of Biology, Microbiology, Genome Sciences, the
School
of
Aquatic
and Fishery Sciences and Friday Harbor Laboratories.
