CASTINE – Maine Maritime Academy will hold a course this summer for high school students interested in learning the fundamentals of coastal oceanography and marine biology.

“Summer Sea Session” will be held twice, June 27-July 2 and July 5-10, at the college’s coastal campus in Castine.

Students will be introduced to the principles of marine sciences and will participate in lab studies, lectures and field trips aboard academy vessels.

The course is coeducational and participants must be 16 or older. Total cost is $500.

For information or to register, write to the Continuing and Distance Education Department, Maine Maritime Academy, Castine 04420, e-mail vstearns@mma.edu, call 326-2211, or visit the Web site at www.mainemaritime.edu.