Reef Life Survey, Tasmania, Australia

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Reporter: smasinde
Type: Task
Summary: Reef Life Survey, Tasmania, Australia
Priority: Major
Status: Open
Created: 2014-09-11 12:00:54.745
Updated: 2014-09-11 12:21:12.988
        
Description: Professor Graham Edgar and Dr Rick Stuart-Smith of the Reef Life Survey (RLS) team have harnessed the efforts of more than 200 volunteer recreational divers around Australia and the world to create a unique global marine biodiversity dataset that’s generating significant scientific findings. RLS has established the first global baseline of marine biodiversity using consistent methods, which includes abundance data for over 3500 marine species at more than 2000 sites in 40 countries. This information is now used to track changing ecosystems, allowing managers and scientists to better understand how human society affects the marine environment, and to identify better ways forward to reduce threats.

Good example of citizen science / crowd sourcing success.

http://www.utas.edu.au/latest-news/utas-homepage-news/eureka!-reef-life-team-wins-major-science-prize

http://reeflifesurvey.com/

Contact: enquiries@reeflifesurvey.com; or phone: +613 6227 7283]]>