Oct 2, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> There are all sorts of citizen science programs, from a small group of intense volunteers in one small community to thousands of people snapping pictures of wildlife all over the world. Since...
Sep 26, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> This article is the first in a new series called Myths of Citizen Science that will explore some of the common misperceptions about citizen science. Consider it like the Mythbusters of citizen...
Sep 18, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Almost every article about non-practicing scientists participating in scientific research written recently begins with a review of what such a practice could be called: citizen science, public...
Sep 11, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We are happy to welcome Amy Freitag to the Ocean Science Trust! As a Science Integration Fellow, Amy will play an invaluable role in advancing our understanding of the potential role that...
Sep 9, 2013 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We had some good news for California’s whales last week: new emergency measures were required in the drift gillnet fleet to prevent entanglement of sperm whales. The new federal emergency...
Sep 5, 2013 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Volunteers sample fish populations for the Milwaukee River Watershed Fish Passage Program. Photo credit: Ozaukee County Fish Passage Program.As we continue on this blog to explore questions...
