Course Contents: The focus of the training course is to provide an understanding of the characteristics of oceanic environment and relevance of oceanic processes in sustaining the ocean life and resources as well as to highlight the threats induced by nature and from human activities. The course will cover the following broad topics: - Characteristics of Marine Environment - Relevance of Biogeochemistry in the Management of Bio-resources - Ocean Productivity Processes - Benthic Ecology and Demersal Resources - Marine Ecosystem Analyses - Assessment of the Health of the Oceans - Fisheries and Food Security - Mariculture and Society - Trans-boundary Threats in the Marine Environment - Climate Change and Ocean Biology