Tag Archives: community science

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Work began on the Yukon Marine Life Survey last week as Ocean Sanctuaries science divers Barbara Lloyd and David Hershman descended on the ship for an initial species assessment in preparation for the 2015 baseline study that will be done as a follow-up to the one […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Students from Branson Schooluse a quadrat to estimate abundancesof rocky intertidal organismsAs the newest member to the LiMPETS San Francisco Bay Area team, I’ve had an amazing time taking students out to explore the California coast. LiMPETS (Long-term Monitoring Program and Experiential Training for Students) introduces […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Wens. Dusk Dive on the Yukon Time: 7:25 pm Location: Wreck Alley, Mission Beach Purpose (for me): to begin initial species survey for the 2015  Ocean Sanctuaries Yukon Marine Life Survey–see previous blog posts here.  Max Depth: 100 ft. Mix: 32% Dive buddies: David Hershman​ and […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Marine Science Today Guest Blog by Michael Bear   “At Ocean Sanctuaries, we believe that the field of citizen science has finally come into its own in the 21st Century. With more and more divers and non-divers alike becoming aware of the critical state of both the oceans and […]

**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’ve reached an important milestone in the South Coast marine protected area (MPA) baseline monitoring period! Technical reports from 9 monitoring projects in the South Coast MPA Baseline Program are now available for you to read.  These reports provide a first look at the results of […]