Skip to main content

Thank you for visiting nature.com. You are using a browser version with limited support for CSS. To obtain the best experience, we recommend you use a more up to date browser (or turn off compatibility mode in Internet Explorer). In the meantime, to ensure continued support, we are displaying the site without styles and JavaScript.

  • Feature
  • Published:

Ocean biology: Marine dreams

Scientists in a glamour field offer tips — and reality checks — for the next generation of marine biologists.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution

Access options

Buy this article

USD 39.95

Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Related links

Related links

Related links in Nature Research

Mentoring matters

Researchers on a mission

Sea of Dreams

Blogpost: Mentoring matters

Blogpost: A viewpoint on good mentoring

Blogpost: Lenses on biology: searching for Zen within genomes

Related external links

Milton Love lab site: So you want to be a marine biologist? The Revenge

Stanford University. Marine careers

Samantha Craven. Marine biology FAQs

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Woolston, C. Ocean biology: Marine dreams. Nature 516, 277–279 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7530-277a

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nj7530-277a

This article is cited by

Search

Quick links

Nature Briefing Anthropocene

Sign up for the Nature Briefing: Anthropocene newsletter — what matters in anthropocene research, free to your inbox weekly.

Get the most important science stories of the day, free in your inbox. Sign up for Nature Briefing: Anthropocene