**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 […]
Tag Archives: management
Monitoring the Pulse of Our Ocean
June 3rd, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Let the learning begin. The planning of California’s open coast statewide marine protected area (MPA) network is now complete-the Fish and Game Commission approved plans for the final stretch of northern coastline on June 6. Yet establishing the network was just the first chapter in the […]
Welcome to OceanSpaces!
June 1st, 2013
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> OceanSpaces is an online community that fosters new knowledge of ocean health. The platform brings everyone together with a stake in the health of California’s oceans – scientists, fishermen, policymakers and citizens – offering new opportunities for individuals to communicate, create and share information. A shared […]