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New report on citizen science and ocean resource management in California
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> A new report presents findings and guidance on the linksbetween citizen science and ocean resource management. A bit more than a year ago on this blog, we asked a question: "MPAs and Citizen...
Citizen Science: An Idea Whose Time Has Come
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> In the bad old days of ivory tower academia, only scientists with white coats and Ph.Ds were considered qualified to gather and interpret scientific data—and, God forbid you should suggest...
San Diego’s Newest Non-profit Aims at Ocean Conservation and Citizen Science
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> June 6, 2014Long-time San Diego recreational and science divers Barbara Lloyd and Michael Bear have joined forces to establish an ocean conservation non-profit organization, called Ocean...
Ocean Sanctuaries Launches National Geographic’s Latest Citizen Science Tool
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> July 12:San Diego’s Ocean Sanctuaries has teamed up with National Geographic and is using their interactive, customizable data gathering tool for citizen scientists, called 'Fieldscope,' to...
A Robot Visits the Deep Offshore Waters of the North Coast MPAs — Part 1: Mobilization
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> In early September our team of biologists, engineers and GIS specialists mobilized a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) aboard the R/V Miss Linda, an ex-trawl fishing vessel, in preparation for...
A snapshot of California’s North Central Coast comes into focus
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Summer coastal fog dampens the ground and an acrid smell pervades the air. It’s 5am on an August morning at Pillar Point harbor and the docks are already stirring with movement. Commercial squid...
Joining the conversation about a healthy ocean in California
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> It’s before sunrise but I’m already out of bed. I am not a fisherman. For me, this is not normal. But today I have the chance to join an emerging discussion on ocean health, and what it means...
Mussel disappearances in Port of Long Beach – CDFW OSPR’s Cal Spill Watch posting
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> See information below posted on our Facebook account. Does anyone have information to share about similar observations or potential avenues for further investigation?Cal Spill Watch - Office of...
Public Outreach: So What Are MPAs, Anyway?
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “So… what is this…” the woman tilted her big sunglasses up over her forehead, squinting to get a better look at the brochure, “this… marine… PROTECTED area?” She looked up at me, nose wrinkled,...
Perspectives from the OPC-SAT — Part I: Gone with the Wind? What climate-driven changes in wind intensity mean for California’s Ocean Health
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> Perspectives from the OPC-SAT blog series is dedicated to giving a voice to Ocean Protection Council Science Advisory Team (OPC-SAT) members to share their reflections on bridging the science...
Focusing In: iNaturalist
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> “That came from over there? With the old bicycles and other trash from Oakland?” remarked one enthusiastic and surprised BioBlitz participant on the shores of Lake Merritt. The mission of a...
Citizen Science at the International Marine Conservation Congress
**This blog entry orginally appeared on the website oceanspaces.org.**/p> As part of a trio of Ocean Science Trust delegates to the International Marine Conservation Congress that happened recently in Glasgow, Scotland, I had the opportunity to meet with many other...