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Welcome to our ongoing effort to catalog citizen science and other public participation in scientific research (PPSR) projects for UC California Naturalists and other citizen scientists.  We invite you to browse the listed projects or enter key words (like birds, youth, invasive, coast, Alameda, etc.) in the search box above to find projects in your area. It's a great way to stay involved and keep developing your skills as a natural scientist!

A vast majority of the information in the database was gathered from project websites and may be out of date. We encourage you to contact projects directly to get involved and learn about most recent opportunities. If you work with a listed project and would like to add to, update, or correct the information we have, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu. Also, please consider filling out the "PPSR perspectives" survey. Click here to access the survey, which will help guide this project in the coming year.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

Special thanks goes to the National Science Foundation Informal Science Education program and the Stephen J. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation for supporting this database of projects.

Jellywatch

  • Organization Name
    Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
  • Project Website
  • Organization Website
  • Partners
    N / A
  • Contact Name
    N / A
  • Contact Email
    admin@jellywatch.org
  • Contact Phone
    N / A
  • Other Contact Information
    N / A
  • Project Purpose (taken from project materials)

    Develop a better understanding of the ocean through creation of a long-term dataset about the animals and the conditions of the beach.

  • Participant Activities

    If you’ve been on the beach or in the ocean lately, tell the project about a jellyfish, red tide, a squid, or other unusual marine life. You can also submit a picture of what you saw.

  • Data Entry
    • Website
    • Cell Phone
  • Other Participant Activities
    N / A
  • System Studied
    • Marine
    • Intertidal zone
  • Geographic Scope
    Statewide
  • Region
    All (see 'geographic scope')
  • Location
    Beaches throughout California
  • Location - Map
    886 Cannery Row, Monterey, CA 93940
  • Time Commitment
    • Other (see Other Information below)
  • Volunteer Qualifications
    N / A
  • Volunteer Training
    N / A
  • Cost to Participant
    N / A
  • How will the findings be used?

    Data is downloadable and mapped online.

  • Other Information

    Any educational or research program is encouraged to use jellywatch as a reporting mechanism for their study or project.

    Mobile Phone apps available : http://www.jellywatch.org/mobile

  • Photo
    N / A
  • last update:
    N / A

If you work with this project and would like to add to or update the information below, please email cghdixon@ucdavis.edu.

If you know of a project not on our list, please go to the "tell us about a project" link on the left so we can list the project here. Thanks for your help!

This database is focused on projects in California focused on the environment. For opportunities outside California, as well as national projects that don't have a California-specific components, check http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/projects.