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.
