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Alaska Harmful Algal Bloom Network

AHAB is a community-based monitoring program designed to address human and wildlife health risks from toxic algal blooms in Kodiak region.

Water Quality/Biotoxins/Ocean Acidification, Fisheries Management/Seafood

Alaska Sea Grant

Alaska Marine Mammal Stranding Network

The Alaska Stranding Network is a group of dedicated volunteers and organizations that help support rescue, stranding and rehabilitation efforts statewide.

Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Alaska Sea Grant

Photo: Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring

Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring - Marine Species

Engage community members in monitoring for marine aquatic invasive species.

Invasive Species

California Sea Grant

Beach Sweep/River Sweep

Clear environmentally sensitive areas of debris, collect data on the type and quantity of litter picked up, develop a sense of community pride, and increase environmental stewardship.

Restoration/Clean-ups

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

Project partners standing behind the beach cleanup technologies at the media event.

Utilize trash removal technologies to remove marine debris from beaches and calm coastal or inland waterways. Collect data on items removed by the equipment. Data collected includes item type, amount, and weight.

Microplastics/Debris, Restoration/Clean-ups

Ohio Sea Grant

Bering Watch

BeringWatch is a tool for citizen scientists to record and communicate significant environmental and ecological events in order to empower remote communities to better deal with the effects of climate change.

Climate/Weather, Naturalist/Stewardship

Alaska Sea Grant

People walking through a snowy forest and a winter stream

Bugs Below Zero

We hope to expand understanding of winter active aquatic insects and their importance to food webs. Specifically, this program will increase our knowledge of how the unique Minnesota climate reveals valuable insights about interactions among weather, water, insects, and food webs for researchers across the globe.

Climate/Weather, Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Minnesota Sea Grant

California King Tides Project

Provides citizen science opportunities to document sea level rise in coastal communities.

Flooding/Water Level

California Sea Grant

Citizen Science Marine Debris Monitoring and Outreach

This project takes part in marine debris sampling, specifically microplastics.

Restoration/Clean-ups, Microplastics/Debris

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

City Nature Challenge

Coordinate and train citizen scientist to identify shellfish species in Massachusetts coastal habitats, and record photos and data for a larger regional and national effort to characterize regional biodiversity.

Naturalist/Stewardship

MIT Sea Grant

COAST SB Community Alliance for Surveying the Topography of Sandy Beaches

Conceived in 2017, CoAST SB is a community science program enabling volunteers to measure beach profiles monthly at low tide in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties to support efforts in tracking the erosion and accretion of sand along our dynamic coastline.

Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion

California Sea Grant

Coastal Blue Carbon

Engage and train citizen scientists and student interns in carbon cycling processes.

Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion

MIT Sea Grant

Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)

COASST is a rigorous citizen science project that trains coastal residents to conduct monthly beach surveys on birds, marine debris and evidence of human use of the environment.

Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Alaska Sea Grant

CoastSnap

The project began as a simple outreach project to increase awareness of coastal change, and recently enlarged to include participation by scientists doing volumetric measurements of the beach.

Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion, Flooding/Water Level

Woods Hole Sea Grant

Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship Program

We are developing an apprenticeship to help educate young people about the opportunities in commercial fishing, while educating about the regulations, skills and co-management approach necessary to keep commercial fishing economically, ecologically and socially sustainable.

Fisheries Management/Seafood

California Sea Grant

Community Collaborative Research Grant (CCRG)

The CCRG program supports collaboration between scientific experts and local knowledge experts to address coastal challenges and statewide water resource issues.

Climate/Weather, Coastal Processes/Shoreline/Erosion, Fisheries Management/Seafood, Flooding/Water Level, Invasive Species, Mapping/Tools/Computer-Based, Microplastics/Debris, Naturalist/Stewardship, Restoration/Clean-ups, Water Quality/Biotoxins/Ocean Acidification

North Carolina Sea Grant

Community Science in Global Change Ecology in the Chesapeake Bay

This project integrates that describes Chesapeake Bay water quality and oyster performance, addressing the question of how oyster performance correlates with environmental conditions.

Water Quality/Biotoxins/Ocean Acidification, Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Virginia Sea Grant

Community Science Salt Marsh Restoration and Monitoring Project

The Community Science Salt Marsh Restoration and Monitoring Project involves local communities with salt marsh restoration to support habitat resiliency and ecosystem services.

Restoration/Clean-ups, Naturalist/Stewardship

South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium

Cooperative Research Blue Crab Discards

Researchers partner with blue crab fishermen to collect data to better understand the discard rate and reason of blue crabs from the commercial industry.

Fisheries Management/Seafood

Louisiana Sea Grant

Cooperative Research Soft Shell Crabs

Soft shell crab shedders are partnering with university researchers to collect water quality and crab data to better understand the blue crab virus CsRV1 that causes mortality in the industry.

Fisheries Management/Seafood

Louisiana Sea Grant

Crab Team

A volunteer-based early detection and monitoring program for European green crab in the Washington Salish Sea.

Invasive Species, Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Washington Sea Grant

Crab Trap Rodeos

Citizen scientists help collect ghost fishing data during derelict crab trap cleanups held in the state's coastal estuaries.

Restoration/Clean-ups

Louisiana Sea Grant

Cradle of Texas Chapter of the Master Naturalist Chapter

To develop and support a corps of well-informed volunteers that provide education, public outreach, and service in support of our area’s natural resources.

Naturalist/Stewardship

Texas Sea Grant

A student sampling for crayfish in a river; Photographer: C.J. Rice

Crayfish Monitoring Program for Educators

Including educators and their students in community science projects that monitor ecosystems for aquatic invasive species can help increase early detection and rapid response efforts, as well as promote environmental literacy in classroom settings. The data collected from community scientists can also inform management agencies and larger basin-wide surveillance databases, such as the Great Lakes Aquatic Nonindigenous Species Information System (GLANSIS) and the USGS Nonindigenous Aquatic Species database.

Invasive Species, Mapping/Tools/Computer-Based, Naturalist/Stewardship, Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Derelict Trap Reward Program

This project engages the fishing community to remove marine debris and quantify impacts in Mississippi Sound.

Restoration/Clean-ups

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium

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