Class overview
Offers accessible weekend day trips to explore the Monterey Bay and offshore canyons, with a focus on the oceanographic and geologic processes that control the biological, chemical and physical properties of the marine environment.
Schedule 2025 (offered Spring, odd years)
Saturday March 8 at 9am-1:50pm on campus meet at Room 705.
Saturday March 22 9am-4:10pm: Monterey Bay Aquarium and Cannery Row. While there is normally a $65 admission charge to the Aquarium, you will be admitted for free as part of this course.
Saturday April 26 9am-4:10pm: Moss Landing Marine Lab and Elkhorn Slough.
Sunday April 27 8am-5:10pm: Point Lobos. I have requested fee waivers for parking, but these are limited so extra vehicles may incur a $10 per vehicle fee unless someone in the car brings a valid State Parks pass. There is no food available for purchase; we need to bring our own and only eat in the designated picnic areas.