**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’ve finished the first stage of the California Citizen Science Initiative, which explores opportunities to engage citizen science in the monitoring of marine protected areas. To get started with this, we first needed to know kinds of programs make up the mosaic of citizen science in […]
Tag Archives: central coast
Search & Deploy! Building trust through collaborative marine research
August 30th, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As we sail out of Moss Landing Harbor, there are no familiar sounds of sea lions or crashing waves. The early morning fog seems to have muted even the seabirds. The swells are small today, but that is little comfort to my queasy stomach. I’m onboard […]
Balancing Goals: Why and when should citizen science link with decision makers?
August 21st, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> A few weeks ago I made a mid-afternoon public transport trek from clear sunny Oakland across the Bay to the California Academy of Sciences, shrouded as usual in that busy fog that’s constantly on the move, but never seems to go anywhere. The reason for this […]
MPAs and Citizen Science: What’s the opportunity?
June 24th, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Beyond the traditional institutions of science lies a vast array of motivated, talented individuals engaging in the world around them through citizen science, and there may be even more waiting in the wings. From high-tech crowd-sourced observing systems to community-based local experiments, there are many approaches […]
Building Trust and Collecting Data in California’s Marine Protected Areas
June 5th, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> While both are deeply invested in the future of the state’s coastal waters, fishermen and ocean scientists haven’t always agreed on the need for or proper location of marine protected areas (MPAs) in California. Yet both agree on the need for MPA monitoring. The California Collaborative Fisheries […]