Ireland, United Kingdom
Samantha Andrews
The Shark Trust Angling Project
The Shark Trust Angling Project
Global
Samantha Andrews
SeagrassSpotter
SeagrassSpotter
Spain
Samantha Andrews
Observadores del mar: Jellyfish Alert
Observadores del mar: Jellyfish Alert
United Kingdom
Samantha Andrews
National Whale and Dolphin Watch
National Whale and Dolphin Watch
United Kingdom
Samantha Andrews
Marine Conservation Society: Big Seaweed Search
Marine Conservation Society: Big Seaweed Search

Marine Life

Zegen in de delta

Location: The Netherlands

Topics include: Marine Life

RAVON onderzoekt de kraamkamerfunctie van de Zuid-Hollandse delta vanuit het project “Een Zegen in de Delta”. Zo brengen we in kaart welke jonge vissen gebruik maken van welke gebieden en welke eisen ze stellen aan hun opgroeigebied. Een belangrijk onderdeel van het project is om te kijken óf en hoe de samenstelling van de visgemeenschap en de kraamkamerfunctie verandert nu de Haringvlietsluizen op een kier staan en er weer zout water het Haringvliet in mag stromen. Onderaan deze pagina is een videoserie te vinden over dit project.

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The Seawatchers

Location: Denmark

Topics include: Litter; Oil; Marine Life

The Seawatchers (DK) 31,000 civilians have voluntarily signed up to help the Royal Danish Navy protect Danish waters and coasts. The Seawatchers know where and how to report oil sightings, and they contribute to keeping the coast clean of marine litter. Occasionally, they report observations of, for example, rare animal species to scientific institutions

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The Rock Pool Project

Location: UK

Topics include: Marine Life

We are a not-for-profit community interest company, passionate about connecting people of all ages and backgrounds to the incredible wildlife found around our coastline. Our mission is to bring people together, connect with our nature and collect data on biodiversity. We have three survey options that can suit people of all abilities: BioBlitz; Mini-Biodiveristy Survey; Crustacean Survey

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The Big Beach Biodiversity Survey

Location: Ireland

Topics include: Marine Life

Record marine species found cast up on Irish beaches. The remains of species cast up by the tide can be a really useful indicator of what is living beneath the adjacent waves. It helps us map the distribution of marine species around the Irish coastline, and to find out what species occur at different times of year.

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Spyfish Aotearoa

Location: New Zealand

Topics include: Marine Life

Spyfish Aotearoa is a newly launched collaboration between DOC and Wildlife.AI, a charitable organisation applying artificial intelligence to conservation. The team deploys baited underwater cameras in marine reserves all over Aotearoa New Zealand to monitor the abundance and diversity of marine life. The underwater videos are hosted online for citizen scientists to identify and count the fish species present in the footage.

This project is also being used to train artificial intelligence software. In the future, the software will automatically process the footage and reduce the need for citizen scientists to manually classify the information.

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Seasearch Ireland Adopt-a-Site

Location: Ireland

Topics include: Marine Life

In order to better monitor inshore biodiversity the an effort based monitoring scheme – Adopt-a-Site was launched in 2016. The Scheme consists of 17 sites monitored once a month over 5 months (May-September) and to the end of 2017 has collected 2,652 records of 209 species. The Adopt a Site scheme is aimed at clubs, dive centres and individual divers and training is organised locally on request.

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Redmap

Location: Australia

Topics include: Marine Life

Redmap stands for Range Extension Database and Mapping project. This project invites Australians to share sightings of marine species that are ‘uncommon’ to their local seas. Over time, Redmap will use this ‘citizen science’ data to map which Australian marine species may be extending their distribution range – a.k.a moving house - in response to changes in the marine environment, such as ocean warming. Redmap members use their knowledge of the seas to help monitor Australia’s vast coastline. The citizen science data also highlights regions and species that may be experiencing more distribution changes, so that research can be focused into these areas.

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Observadores del mar: Mediterranean Fishes

Location: Spain

Topics include: Marine Life

Today we still do not know many details about the habitats and distribution of fish species in the Mediterranean. Moreover, some species are particularly sensitive to increases in the sea temperature and in response they modify their population distribution, which makes them indicators of climate change. If you dive, snorkel or fish, you can expand our knowledge of fish. Take photos of species that are indicators of climate change, gather data about their abundance and location, and report unknown fish, cases of mass mortality, variations to their distribution and alteration to their habitat.

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Observadores del mar: Hidden Deserts

Location: Spain

Topics include: Diving/Snorkeling; Marine Life

Algal forests are fundamental ecosystems that provide a refuge and food for many marine species. Various factors such as overfishing, invasive fish and climate change are contributing to their disappearance. Underwater deserts or algae-free zones take their place, leaving exposed rocky areas with barely any production or biodiversity. If you dive, you can get involved in monitoring underwater deserts. Locate algae-free zones, take photos and state their location and size. Gather data at different times of year and report the presence of indicator species, such as sea urchins, salpa and rabbitfish

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Observadores del mar: Climate Fish

Location: Spain

Topics include: Climate Change; Fish; Marine Life

Climate change is rapidly changing the identity of Mediterranean fauna and flora favoring the success of warm water species while putting at risk the fate of cold affinity organisms. Fishes are among the best indicators to monitor this phenomenon. Help us to track their abundance on a regular basis and get informed on Climate Change impacts! If you are a diver or snorkeler with a good skill in fish recognition you can help us monitoring a selected number of coastal fish species along a transect of 5 minutes. Have a look at our standard protocol and start count fishes!

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Marine Metre Squared

Location: New Zealand

Topics include: Marine Life

The Marine Metre Squared (Mm2) project has been developed by the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre, Department of Marine Science, University of Otago. The aim of the project is to encourage communities to get involved in long-term monitoring of the seashore, to raise awareness of biodiversity and changes in the marine environment, and build links between scientists, educators, schools and community/iwi groups who care about the seashore environment and want to look after it. We welcome participation from individuals, community groups and schools – anyone with an interest in the NZ seashore.

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Marine Conservation Society: Wildlife Sightings

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Location: Ireland; UK

Topics include: Marine Life; Sea Turtles; Jellies

We want to hear about the wildlife you spot at the coast and at sea, especially marine turtles and jellyfish in UK and Irish waters. Your sightings provide vital information about our ocean's inhabitants and contributes to scientific research which finds solutions to protect our seas.

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Marine Conservation Society: Seasearch

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Location: UK, Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man

Topics include: Marine Life

You could help track the health of our ocean by joining our Seasearch project and help us to protect and restore our marine environment. Seasearch is a project for recreational divers and snorkellers who want to do their bit for the marine environment by collecting information about habitats, plants and animals that they see under the water. We need Seasearch information from sites all around Britain and Ireland, including the Channel Islands and Isle of Man, so wherever you dive or snorkel, you can take part.

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Litoraal Inventarisatie en Monitoring Project (LIMP)

Location: The Netherlands

Topics include: Seaweed; Marine Life

LIMP staat voor Litoraal Inventarisatie en Monitoring Project. Dit project is bedoeld om inzicht te verkrijgen in de trends en seizoenspatronen van dieren en zeewieren uit het litoraal (de zone tussen de eb- en vloedlijn) en om de verspreiding van deze soorten in kaart te brengen.

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Fish Watch Forum

Location: Europe

Topics include: Marine Life

Conçu et porté par l’association Peau-Bleue et le laboratoire ECOMERS de l’Université de Nice – Sophia Antipolis, le Fish Watch Forum a pour but de collecter et rassembler vos observations sur les poissons marins d'Europe de l'Ouest et de Méditerranée. Le Fish Watch Forum fonctionne avec une équipe de bénévoles, notamment pour la validation et la mise en ligne des données. Soyez indulgent et n'hésitez pas à nous faire part de vos remarques (onglet "Contact" en haut de page). Et envoyez vos photos et observations : c'est grâce aux contributions de tous que ce site s'enrichit jour après jour !

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Explore your Shore

Location: Ireland

Topics include: Marine Life

Our shores are some of the richest habitats we have in terms of biodiversity. Despite this we have little information on the distribution of many, if not most, of our intertidal and coastal marine species. YOU can help contribute to our knowledge of Ireland’s marine wildlife by getting involved in our marine biodiversity Citizen Science surveys and partner projects. Contribute at any level, from absolute beginner to expert identifier

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