Tag Archives: community science

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> In the aftermath of Cosco Busan spilling nearly 54,000 gallons of oil around the Bay Bridge and outer coast from Drakes bay to Half Moon Bay in 2007, Beach Watch volunteers mobilized to walk the beach each morning and track effectiveness of the recovery effort. Their […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> When the picture of a black rockfish appeared onscreen, a large number of ears in the room perked up. Then a few eyebrows raised and you could almost see the mental cogs turning. Accompanying the picture was a chart depicting the sizes of the black rockfish […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> On April 23rd and 24th, representatives from 18 of the Central Coast citizen science groups gathered with marine protected areas and the staff of the Ocean Science Trust. Our objectives for the meeting were to develop guidance for connecting citizen science with MPA monitoring and to […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Now that baseline monitoring in the Central Coast is complete, the we are working closely with the Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Ocean Protection Council to design and implement the next phase of MPA Monitoring. This includes updating the monitoring plan, and conducting a […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “Citizen science comes in all shapes and sizes”. That’s a phrase that has become a mantra within the California Citizen Science Initiative. We’ve documented those shapes and sizes as part of our research, but what does that diversity really mean? During our recent workshop with program […]