Training: How to Help Citizens Become Scientists
Citizen science keeps me pretty busy in my leisure time; I am a Scottish diver that is involved in both Project Baseline and the UK-based recording scheme, Seasearch. When an
Project Baseline Mission 2021 – Eyemouth
Overview In July 2021 Project Baseline UK divers organised the group’s first collaborative mission. GUE and PB divers from across the UK came together for 5 days of citizen science in
Citizen Science First Impressions – Project Baseline UK
I don't know how many articles on carbon sequestration I’ve read during the past year’s lock-downs (clue - it’s a few…) but sometimes, as a non-scientist, it can be quite
Creating Collaboration Opportunities
Project Baseline UK’s support to the Ocean Conservation Trust (OCT) and the seagrass restoration project in the UK is a great example of citizen scientist divers being used effectively in
Point Lobos, USA
Point Lobos State Natural Reserve located in California, USA is known for its spectacular beauty both onshore and offshore. The Reserve is considered “the crown jewel of the State Park
Fireworks Anemone Monitoring Project, United Kingdom
The Fireworks Anemone, Pachycerianthus multiplicatus, is a spectacular, tube dwelling sea anemone with a tentacle span that can be almost half a metre across. It is an uncommon species and
Aotearoa Lakes, New Zealand
Lake Tomarata Project Lake Tomarata is a high value recreationally used lake surrounded by an extensive wetland and is the only one of its kind in the Auckland region. It is
Hunsfels, Germany
Our project deals with a lake that is only 4 years old. It is an old quarry, which has filled up after unsuccessful blasting works. We want to observe the
Finding Yourself Underwater…
Finding yourself – literally not figuratively – underwater is a central aspect of Project Baseline documentation. Our whole database structure is predicated on the assignment of spatial locations, i.e. latitude,