When it comes to Oxygen Minimum Zones, microbial life, and life on the open ocean, most of us do not have a lot knowledge. So we sat down with the scientific party and shared with them some of the questions that we’ve received from several 5th grade classes that we have interacted with through our Ship-to-Shore connections. In this 10-minute-long conversation we get a closer look at OMZs, life onboard and what drives this team to pursue knowledge.
After the session, the crew was energized by the question, so decided to make some animated gifs with their advice for future explorers and researchers:
