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Our first phase of our App is currently designed and used to create a Marine Life Sighting Census in and around the Las Catalinas Islands here in Northern Guanacaste, Costa Rica. It includes 4 surveys that we are currently using to track biodiversity and population counts and bank data onto the Open Data ArcGIS Platform:
- Fish ID : Species presence can give valuable insight into ecosystem health and community assemblages. By collecting this data, we can evaluate current ecosystem state, track community changes and demography and propose evidence for a protection strategy in order to ensure the longevity of these important communities.We are collecting this data through Scuba Divers, Snorkelers and Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations.
- Rays: There are over 600 species of rays in the world, a quarter of which are threatened with extinction due to targeted and accidental fishing (IUCN). This survey will contribute to the global monitoring of rays to help ensure their global conservation.We are collecting this data through Scuba Divers, Snorkelers and Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations. We are also using laser photogrammetry units to measure the sizes of the rays we encounter during data collection.
- Sharks: Sharks are one of the oldest species on the planet. There are about 470 different species with many facing extinction and many shark species are data deficient i.e. not enough data to accurately classify their conservation status. This survey will contribute to the global monitoring of sharks and aim to alleviate the data deficiencies within this group to help ensure their conservation.We are collecting this data through Scuba Divers, Snorkelers and Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations.We are also using laser photogrammetry units to measure the sizes of the rays we encounter during data collection.
- Vessels: Vessel Surveys provide critical information on the use of marine resources in local communities. By collecting information of the type of vessels utilizing the area, we will be able to ascertain the resource pressure exerted by unregulated fishing. We plan to share this information with the local coast guard, as enforcement is one of the largest shortcomings within global marine conservation strategies. This information will be used to assist with sustainable management of our marine resources.We collect this data on all of our dive trips through the local diving and snorkeling communities.
With the start of the Marine Sighting Census survey we have been collecting the data manually. For the last 18 months we have been using the 4 surveys through our mobile app and we are currently populating the data onto the ArcGIS portal for spatial distribution.The goal is to use this as a baseline to propose the creation of a MPA of the Las Catalinas Island.
Every trip we do with participants visiting Las Catalinas we contribute to these surveys by getting the participants to contribute and participate in the surveys.They learn about how to deploy Baited Remote Underwater Video Stations, how to measure sharks and rays with laser photogrammetry units and they also help us count and assess a variety of key indicator species when snorkeling and diving. Each trip we surveys the vessels around the island and enter it onto our mobile app.
Not only is the experience educational but trying to get people to feel that they are positively contributing to science and research. The great thing about the ESRI ArcGIS platform we built is that every time we take guest diving and collect data , it gets banked on the platform and we are able to create a much clearer picture of the biodiversity and in turn the importance of the island.The data from each survey can be collected and layered over each other allowing us to see a connection between the anthropogenic activities and the ecosystems. This data is open source and we work with local researchers and universities to propose better management and use of these resources.
Co-authors to your solution
Ernst van der Poll, Clara Abellán, Sarah Travers, Mercedes Chinchilla.
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http://community-connect-ocean.opendata.arcgis.com/
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/BqewMEPL56WyU4mKA
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https://developers.arcgis.com/arcgis-runtime/
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