Citizen Science at the Beach
While you're strolling along the beach this summer, consider sharing some of your keen observations with marine ecologists. Below, we've highlighted six beach-related citizen science projects to monitor the health of marine habitats. There is even one you can do while couch-surfing (see what we did there?). Find more projects and events on SciStarter, to do now or bookmark for later.
Cheers!
The SciStarter Team
JellyWatch
JellyWatch
Have you seen a jellyfish at your favorite beach yet? Jellywatch is a global public database documenting jellyfish but also red tides, squid and mammal strandings, and other indicators of ocean health. It's simple to share your beach observations with this open database.
Location: Any coastal beach
E. Demers
British Columbia Beached Bird Survey
Surveying bird mortality is a helpful measure of marine ecology health. If you spot a dead bird along the beach, send in ...
