LiMPETS monitors the biology in rocky intertidal and sandy beach ecosystems and aims to provide publicly accessible, scientifically sound, long-term data to inform marine resource management and the scientific community. There are many established LiMPETS monitoring sites along the California coastline. Get directions and details about each of these sites on the program website.
Program name
University of Southern California Sea Grant
Location
California
State
California
Purpose
LiMPETS is an intertidal citizen science program that monitors the coastal ecosystems of California and helps youth develop a scientific understanding of the ocean.
Partners
Greater Farallones Association; the Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History; California’s National Marine Sanctuaries; Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary.
Others include MERITO Foundation, Heal the Bay, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Ocean Institute, Laguna Foundation and USC Wrigley Institute for Environmental Studies
Project Topics
Naturalist/Stewardship
Species Monitoring/Conservation/Phenology
