Next Gen Citizen Scientists

By Heather Creech
Snorkelling to observe cuttlefish – a step towards ocean literacy. Photo: Carl Charter, used with permission of Experiencing Marine Sanctuaries
Scientists and educators have been working side-by-side to develop the concept of ocean literacy—an understanding of the ocean’s influence on us and our influence on the ocean—to address head-on the lack of ocean-related content in education, instructional materials, and assessment…