Big Picture Highlights · 3 February 2008, 17:46 by Julie Loyd
The Big Picture 2008-2010 meeting is high-graded here. For a more complete transcript of what was said, see the article below.
We would like to:
1. Conduct surveys of zooplankton abundance and species composition to develop indicators of change.
2. Create a sustainable, long-term sampling program through citizen science.
3. Educate the public.
4. Demonstrate that locally initiated science can be relevant and self-sustaining.
In the short term, we will sample the following in a standardized way:
1. Zooplankton
2. Fish
3. Birds (seabirds)
4. Water (temperature, salinity, currents).
In the longer term, we also want to sample:
1. Contaminants
2. Other animal surveys (amphibians, reptiles, insects)
3. Bird nesting census.
In order to tie in with NOAA’s “Big Picture 2008 – 2010,” and continue our own studies, we will:
Once monthly, beginning in March, from 10 – 4 pm:
1. Do a beach seine coordinated with the NOAA seines, with three replicates at five beaches, or whatever is practical.
2. Do our customary zooplankton tows
3. Measure Temp, salinity, turbidity at each site.
4. Count the birds at the seinings and report their activity.
Question: How do we want to present this information later on?
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Feb 2, 2008 The Big Picture 2008 - 2010 Meeting Coastal Processes with Jim Johannesen II