Finals for National Ocean Science Bowl held locally

The National Ocean Science Bowl Finals were held in Morehead City, NC with many local marine scientists and marine laboratories facilitating the event. (ZIJ served as a science judge for some of the competition.)  The finals had the theme,“Our Changing Ocean: Science for Strong Coastal Communities.” The National Ocean Sciences Bowl is an education competition that tests students’ knowledge of ocean-related topics, which include cross-disciplines of biology, chemistry, policy, physics, and geology. The NOSB is an interdisciplinary ocean science education program of the Consortium for Ocean Leadership based in Washington, D.C.