Tools to Identify Organisms and Contribute Observations to

Tools to Identify Organisms and Contribute Observations to Science Ted Maney M. S. Biology Instructor/Researcher Biology Department and Cat Cove Marine Lab Salem State University, Salem, MA Presented at Boston Sea Rovers 66 th Annual International Ocean Symposium Marine Science and Conservation Forum Sunday March 8 th 2020 Danvers MA

This Presentation Demonstrates The Use Of INaturalist Install and Create Account

Benefits of Citizen Science • Citizen science enables participants to make a direct contribution to research, increase their scientific understanding, and immerse themselves deeply afield in learning about environmental issues. • These opportunities provide personally transformative experiences. • Additionally, citizen-scientist participants can help researchers to maximize the amount of data collected on a project. • From Earthwatch

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• i. Naturalist helps you identify the plants and animals around you. • Gets you connected with a community of over 750, 000 scientists and naturalists who can help you learn more about nature! • By recording and sharing your observations, you’ll create research quality data for scientists working to better understand protect nature. • i. Naturalist is a joint initiative by

Adding Observations on the Web – Dive Photos

INaturalist City Challenge April 24 – 27, 2020 Document and ID species in the Metro Boston Area with in this time period https: //www. inaturalist. org/projects/city-nature-challenge-2020 -boston-area