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REEF CHECK
Cyndi Dawson
Director of Science
California Program
Reef Check FoundationR. Tavernetti
K. Kopp Divematrix.com
Reeling It In: Transferring
Citizen Science Knowledge
to Managers and Decision-
Makers
Implementing EBM
Reef Check California Goals
Research & Conservation
Create network of citizen scientists to carry out
annual standardized monitoring of California
rocky reefs
Provide reliable data on nearshore reefs to
marine managers as baseline & to evaluate
management measures
Education & Outreach
Build awareness & stewardship of nearshorerocky reef ecosystem issues
Create educated local communities supportive of science-based management
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Avg
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Density of Top Five Fishes
89%
3% 8%
Substrate Composition
Bedrock Boulder Cobble
Other Sand
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Rugosity Index
Reef Check California
Reef Check CA Sites
2008 60 Sites and 76 surveys
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80
2006 2007 2008
Total Sites
NorCal
CenCal
SoCal
Islands
COUNTS TO DATE:
Fishes = over 65,000
Invertebrates = over 198,000
Seaweed = over 57,000
Making Data Available
http://ned.reefcheck.org/
http://www.reefcheck.org/rcca/2yr.php
http://ned.reefcheck.org
Map Viewer = Easily View DataCompare Species Abundance
Map Viewer = Easily View DataDetailed Site Information
Site Summary
Map Viewer = Easily View Data
Site Data
Map Viewer = Easily View Data
Changes Over Time
Map Viewer = Easily View Data
Data Download = Raw data
Diver Portal = Data Upload
Conclusions
Innovative web based data dissemination
User-friendly at various levels
Data needs are increasing
Developing metadata and web standards to help ensure wide usage is needed
What we need next…
Acknowledgements
• California Coastal Marine Initiative of the David
and Lucille Packard Foundation, Richard and
Rhoda Goldman Fund, California Ocean
Protection Council/State Coastal Conservancy,
Quiksilver Foundation, Body Glove, SIMA,
UCSB Shoreline Preservation Fund, Patagonia,
Campbell Foundation, Code Blue
• Scientific Advisory Team
• Reef Check volunteers worldwide
http://ned.reefcheck.org