The Ocean Lab’s Executive Director, Andrea Stockert, is in post-production on a feature-length documentary centered on polar science, citizen research, and the rapidly changing oceans at the ends of the Earth. The film’s footage follows scientists in the field as they conduct plankton tows, collect samples, and study how climate change is affecting fragile polar marine ecosystems. As the polar regions become one of the clearest litmus tests for a warming ocean, the documentary also highlights the growing role of citizen scientists — travelers who help collect data, witness the changes firsthand, and return home as advocates for polar protection. Preview here.