Aradhna Tripati, University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Los Angeles, CA, United States, Vernon R Morris, Howard University, Washington, DC, United States, Catalina Martinez, NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research, Narragansett, RI, United States and Kendall Moore, University of Rhode Island, Journalism and Film Media, Kingston, RI, United States