scholarly journals Science for the Future: The Use of Citizen Science in Marine Research and Conservation

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Hannah S. Earp ◽  
Arianna Liconti
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Advancing Citizen Science for Coastal and Ocean Research

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Garcia-Soto ◽  
Gro I. van der Meeren ◽  
Jane Delany ◽  
Christine Domegan ◽  
Karin Dubsky ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Natural World ◽  
Marine Policy ◽  
Data Types ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
The Future ◽  
High Level

n Citizen Science, members of the general public collaborate with scientists to generate and use data relating to the natural world. For the many fields of marine research, this is a particularly powerful approach which should not be overlooked. The sheer scale of coastal and ocean environments mean that it would take several lifetimes for scientists to study them alone. By collaborating with citizens, a much greater number of people can be mobilized to gather a wealth of data and develop new scientific knowledge and understanding. The variety of data types which are amenable to Citizen Science, as outlined in the position paper, are great, meaning that there could be a project to suit everyone. Citizen Science can also enable participants to improve their Ocean Literacy, gain new skills and experiences, and can also empower them to participate in the process of delivering future marine policy.Now, more than ever, marine science research is needed to understand the impacts of a world undergoing change. The rise of Marine Citizen Science to help address this need is therefore timely. This paper highlights opportunities, challenges and best practice in Marine Citizen Science, and sets out a list of high-level strategic recommendations for the future development of Marine Citizen Science in Europe. It presents examples of existing Marine Citizen Science initiatives in Europe to illustrate good practice. Common concerns such as data quality and maintaining engagement are discussed, as are future opportunities such as increased use of technology and potential role of Marine Citizen Science in informing marine policy and conservation. The paper closes with a list of high-level strategic recommendations for the future development of Marine Citizen Science in Europe.

Ship of the Future

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
K. Paetow
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
Operational Costs ◽  
The Future

In 1980 work began on one of the most intensive and comprehensive marine research and development projects—the German Ship of the Future. The main task was the reduction of the operational costs of a vessel. After five years of work the project was successfully finished with the maiden voyage of the first SdZ prototype ship. The paper describes first the R&D project itself. The organizational structure, the financial background and some examples of development topics are explained. The second part deals with the conversion of the outcomes of the R&D project into the reality of a containership. The third part gives, by example of some focal points of the newly developed ship service technique, a broad description of the HDW-SdZ prototype ships and their economy. A short outlook to further developments concludes the paper.

scholarly journals Affordances and tensions in recording bird observations: how coordinators and volunteers perceive and experience citizen science in birding

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (02) ◽  
pp. A10
Author(s):  
Helen Verploegen ◽  
Wessel Ganzevoort ◽  
Riyan van den Born
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Methods ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Future Design ◽  
Science Projects ◽  
The Future

Digital citizen science projects differ greatly in their goals and design. Tensions arise when coordinators' design choices and conceptions of citizen science conflict with users' motivations and expectations. In this paper, we use a combination of qualitative methods to gain new insights into the ways citizen science is understood and implemented digitally. This includes a study into the affordances of two citizen science portals for bird observations, and qualitative interviews with users and coordinators of the portals. This reveals tensions related to data sharing, community hierarchies, and communicated expectations. Awareness of these tensions can benefit the future design of online citizen science projects.

Three Frontiers for the Future of Biodiversity Research Using Citizen Science Data

BioScience ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corey T Callaghan ◽  
Alistair G B Poore ◽  
Thomas Mesaglio ◽  
Angela T Moles ◽  
Shinichi Nakagawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Biodiversity Data ◽  
Science Data ◽  
Biodiversity Research ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
The Future

Abstract Citizen science is fundamentally shifting the future of biodiversity research. But although citizen science observations are contributing an increasingly large proportion of biodiversity data, they only feature in a relatively small percentage of research papers on biodiversity. We provide our perspective on three frontiers of citizen science research, areas that we feel to date have had minimal scientific exploration but that we believe deserve greater attention as they present substantial opportunities for the future of biodiversity research: sampling the undersampled, capitalizing on citizen science's unique ability to sample poorly sampled taxa and regions of the world, reducing taxonomic and spatial biases in global biodiversity data sets; estimating abundance and density in space and time, develop techniques to derive taxon-specific densities from presence or absence and presence-only data; and capitalizing on secondary data collection, moving beyond data on the occurrence of single species and gain further understanding of ecological interactions among species or habitats. The contribution of citizen science to understanding the important biodiversity questions of our time should be more fully realized.

scholarly journals The SEA Is Coming: The Future of a Marine Research Facility

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ursula Emery McClure
Keyword(s):  
Research Facility ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Citizen science and crowdsourcing in the field of marine scientific research — the MaDCrow project

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (06) ◽  
pp. A09
Author(s):  
Paolo Diviacco ◽  
Antonio Nadali ◽  
Massimiliano Nolich ◽  
Andrea Molinaro ◽  
Massimiliano Iurcev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Citizen Science ◽  
Knowledge Building ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Fake News ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
Scientific Institutions

Marine research is as important as very demanding since it requires expensive infrastructures and resources. Scientific institutions, on the contrary, have very limited funding so that the seas remain, still, mostly unexplored. Another serious concern is that society at large often resonates with fake news, while scientists sometimes tend to bias research with their backgrounds and paradigms. We think that all these issues can be addressed opening the process of knowledge building to the questions and needs of stakeholders and laypeople. The MaDCrow project proposed and tested several paths to attain these goals.

scholarly journals Trends and Future Projections for Marine Biogeochemistry Research in Indonesia (Tren dan Proyeksi Penelitian Biogeokimia Laut di Indonesia)

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 121
Author(s):  
A’an Johan Wahyudi
Keyword(s):  
Ocean Acidification ◽  
Global Climate ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Marine Science ◽  
Material Transfer ◽  
Science System ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
Marine Biogeochemistry ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
The Future

Biogeokimia sebagai ilmu sistem merupakan bidang yang relatif baru di Indonesia, jadi proyeksi kedepan perlu dilakukan untuk riset di bidang kelautan. Tujuan dari kajian ini adalah untuk memilah tren penelitian di bidang biogeokimia sekaligus menentukan kesempatan penelitian biogeokimia kelautan di Indonesia di masa yang akan datang. Analisis bibliometrik dipergunakan dalam kajian ini dengan basis data sitasi publikasi ilmiah sebagai sumber data utama. Kata kunci 'marine biogeochemistry' dipakai untuk memilah basis data secara otomatis. Analisis lanjutan yang lebih detil dilakukan pada publikasi pada tahun 2011-2013. Selain itu, data mengenai tema penelitian oseanografi pada Pusat Penelitian Oseanografi dan Badan Penelitian dan Observasi Kelautan. Berdasarkan analisis tersebut, prediksi tema riset biogeokimia kelautan di Indonesia dapat dilakukan. Topik yang mungkin menjadi riset kedepan adalah: efek pemanasan global terhadap mangrove dan terumbu karang, efek pengasaman air laut terhadap produksi primer atau organisme bentik, pergeseran distribusi spesies, peran biogeokimia spesies tertentu pada transfer materi organik. Sebagai bidang ilmu yang relatif baru, biogeokimia dapat menjadi bagian esensial pada berbagai kajian komprehensif pada ilmu kelautan, khususnya pada tema yang signifikan seperti perubahan iklim global dan pengasaman air laut. Kata kunci: bibliometri, biogeokimia kelautan, tren, global, proyeksi Biogeochemistry as the science system is relatively new field in Indonesia, therefore, projection is needed for the future research in marine science. The objectives of this study are to specify the trends in biogeochemistry research topics and to determine the opportunities for marine biogeochemistry research in Indonesia. Bibliometric analysis was used with citation databases as the main data. The keyword ‘marine biogeochemistry’ was used to sort the database. We conducted the further analysis mostly in publications from 2011-2013. The data about research themes related to oceanography in Indonesia were collected from Research Center for Oceanography and Institute for Marine Research and Observation). On the basis of the analyses, we tried to predict the likely main themes in marine biogeochemistry in Indonesia in the future. The likely topics are: the effects of global warming on mangroves and coral reefs, the effects of ocean acidification on primary production or benthic organisms, shifts in species distribution, and the biogeochemical role of certain species in organic material transfer.  It is suggested that the relatively new discipline of biogeochemistry must be an essential part of any comprehensive study of marine science, especially in significant areas such as global climate change and ocean acidification. Keywords: bibliometry, marine biogeochemistry, trend, global, projection

After UNCLOS: the future of international marine research

Marine Policy ◽  
1984 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-356
Author(s):  
Hans Tambs-Lyche
Keyword(s):  
Marine Research ◽  
The Future

scholarly journals Public Participation in Science: The Future and Value of Citizen Science in the Drinking Water Research

Water ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stijn Brouwer ◽  
Paul van der Wielen ◽  
Merijn Schriks ◽  
Maarten Claassen ◽  
Jos Frijns
Keyword(s):  
Drinking Water ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Citizen Science ◽  
Water Research ◽  
The Future
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