Explore this career and your interest in it by joining your high school's science club. If the club is involved in any type of projects or experiments, you will have the opportunity to begin learning to work with others on a team as well as develop your science and lab skills. If you are lucky enough to live in a city with an aquarium, be sure to get either paid or volunteer work there. This is an excellent way to learn about marine life and about the life of a marine biologist.
Visit Sea Grant's Marine Careers Web site (https://www.marinecareers.net) for links to information on internships, volunteerships, and other activities, such as sea camps. Be sure to also visit http://www.oceancareers.com for information about careers, training programs, and internships.
You can begin diving training while you are in high school. If you are between the ages of 10 and 14, you can earn a junior open water diver certification from PADI. When you turn 15 you can upgrade your certification to open water diver.
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