Sep 21, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring, South Coast
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> A huge thank you to everyone who has participated in the South Coast Monitoring Survey over the past month and a half! Through the survey, you are helping us learn more about and showcase the...
Sep 19, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, South Coast
Calling all South Coast Citizen Scientists Guest Post by Benét Duncan, Program Scientist, Ocean Science Trust We have seen an incredible surge in the number of citizen science programs popping up throughout the South Coast region. From crowdsourcing photos to taking...
Sep 8, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Research and Monitoring
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> California’s marine protected areas (MPAs) are in the process of transitioning from regional baseline monitoring, to statewide long-term monitoring to inform decisions about our coast and...
Aug 24, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Q: “What is the greatest challenge you face as the manager of a marine citizen science project?For example, for us at Ocean Sanctuaries, it was motivating and explaining to volunteers the...
Aug 12, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Citizen Scientists Using Smartphones Document Coastal Biodiversity This June, a series of low tides along the California Coast coinciding with World Oceans Day inspired an ambitious plan: to host a series of citizen science BioBlitzes across California’s 1100 mile...
Aug 12, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
Slide Show: Snapshot CalCoast Bioblitz Volunteers at Pelican Cove in the Palos Verdes SMCA followed suit. Credits: Photo 1: Rosa Laucci Photo 2-3: Calla Allison Photo 4: USC Sea Grant Photo 5: Calla Allison Photos 7-8: Allison...
