Mar 12, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Showing the power of social networking and marine citizen science working together, today, the ‘Citizen Scientists of the Ocean’ group on Facebook reached 3,000 members, both divers...
Mar 7, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Hello! I am looking for YOU to participate in this survey if you have recently been a part of, or served as a mentor in, a coral reef-related citizen science program. This survey is being used...
Feb 17, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “To drill down into current opinions about these two conservation strategies, shark researchers David Shiffman and Neil Hammerschlag from the University of Miami polled members of the...
Jan 31, 2016 | Research and Monitoring, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> The ‘Zero Data Project’ for Sevengill SharksDidn’t see any sharks on your dive today? No problem – – we still need your data!‘Zero data’ is an important concept in long-term population studies...
Jan 28, 2016 | Policy and Permitting, Uncategorized
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> We’re looking for a candidate with experience in science communications, policy and marine biology/ecology to advance our work on marine protected area monitoring in the South Coast. The...
Jan 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
The draft 2015 Master Plan for MPAs (Master Plan) sets a path forward for effective management of California’s MPA network. The Master Plan was developed in close collaboration with the Fish and Game Commission, California Ocean Protection Council, and Ocean Science...
