Citizen Science: Ordinary people sharing their time to help collect and monitor observations on oceans, in nature and in society. A research method and experience, conducted to improve the capacity for scientific communities while increasing the understanding of science for all.
Through citizen science projects it is easy to team up with scientists to contribute valuable data to a variety of marine studies. There are many projects to choose from, on a wide range of topics offering a variety of levels of involvement. Research expeditions, especially offshore, can be very expensive - so scientists often welcome data from volunteers.
On your next passage, or just when you next go sailing, check out the links below and see if there's an initiative you and your crew can get involved with to help the health of our oceans.
Click on "Discover More" below to find out useful resources (active projects), reports, news and much more to do with citizen science.
The Giant Oceanic Manta Ray is the largest ray in the world, spending most of life far from land, moving with the currents in search...
The carpet of Sargassum seaweed which affects a wide area of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean creates havoc not only for sailors who encounter it...
Pitcairn Island is one of the most remote islands in the South Pacific and cruisers who have taken the time and effort to visit there...
Dutch Environmental Group The Ocean Cleanup is calling on sailors in the Pacific, anywhere between California and Hawaii this summer, to take part in a...
After a fantastic six months exploring the tropics, Island Cruising Pacific Rally boats set sail on the final leg of the rally from Tonga, Fiji,...
The Pacific is the world’s largest ocean and a new citizen science initiative is empowering blue-water sailors to map marine biodiversity and ocean health in...
