citclops: the role of participatory science in mpa management 2013 10-22
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Aquatic ecosystems are characterized by an extraordinary mix of human activities (e.g., tourism, fishing, industry) and levels of protection. Given the often existing conflict of interests between conservation and exploitation, the fate of aquatic ecosystems is often a hot political issue; and the attitudes and values of stakeholders in environmental issues become an essential part of the stewardship of conflicting environments. New policies about environmental resources should have citizens’ support and consider public attitudes from the beginning. Even if participatory science is not new, it is going to be more and more important in the coming years. MPA’s managers, scientists and policy makers are seeking the best way to collect data and to interact with the audience about biodiversity issues. At the same time, global awareness and new technology give a larger public the opportunity to be part of environmental stewardship. Beyond the question of data reliability, this knowledge café proposes to explore, starting from many lessons learned, the questions that so many practitioners have to face up when a participatory program is set up and deployed.TRANSCRIPT
The role of participatory science in MPA management
Luigi Ceccaroni (Barcelona Digital Technology Centre)Jaume Piera (ICM-CSIC)Carine Simon, Laia Subirats, Julia Busch, Karin Dubsky and the Citclops Consortium
3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Marseille (France), October 22, 2013
• Citclops• Med-JellyRisk• WaterWatch• Coastwatch• SeaWatchers• COBWEB• CITI-SENSE• WeSenseIt• Omniscientis• Andromeda
European participatory-science projects: ten examples
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
• What about participatory science involving people on training cruises, on sailing races, on holiday (scuba diving, on the beach) in data collection?
Citclops: Citizens’ participation via “smart” devices
Tall Ship Regatta21st Sept. - 4th October 2013: Barcelona - Toulon - La Spezia
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
• What about participatory science involving people on training cruises, on sailing races, on holiday (scuba diving, on the beach) in data collection?
Citclops: Citizens’ participation via “smart” devices
Barcelona World Race4th November 2013: training in the Canary Islands of the around the world sailboat race
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
• What about participatory science involving people on training cruises, on sailing races, on holiday (scuba diving, on the beach) in data collection?
Citclops: Citizens’ participation via “smart” devices
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
• Water-color, oil-spill, river-status measurement• Water transparency via phone pictures and
Secchi disc• Retrieval of sensor measurements from low-
cost moorings
Citclops: Applications
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Citclops: Information acquisition
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
• Improvement of scuba-diving activities• Best beaches’ ranking • Early-warning systems for HABs and bio-
chemical hazards
Citclops: More applications
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Citclops: Information delivery
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Citclops: Information delivery
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Med-JellyRisk
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
WaterWatch: Information delivery
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
WaterWatch: Information delivery
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Coastwatch
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
SeaWatchers
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
COBWEB, CITI-SENSE, WeSenseIt, Omniscientis
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Andromeda project
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Andromeda project
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
The case for low resolution
Participatory science for the monitoring of coast and ocean
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Monitoring: resolution, accuracyμM = 10−6 mol/dm3 = 10−3 mol/m3
In situ ultraviolet spectrophotometer to
measure nutrients
20.000 €
Temporal and spatial variability?
High accuracy
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Monitoring: frequency
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Nitrate (μM)
Julian days
1 sample every month (at 10 am on the first day of the month)
1 sample every week (at 10 am on the first day of the week)
Monterey Bay, California
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
The sunlight cycle
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Sunlight intensity (W/m2h)
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Night
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Monitoring: frequency
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Sunlight intensity (W/m2h)
1 sample every week (at 4 pm on the first day)
This is a typical frequency in
biological domains
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Monitoring: frequency
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Sunlight intensity (W/m2h)
1 sample every day (at 4 pm)
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Monitoring: frequency
30 35 40
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Sunlight intensity (W/m2h)
2 samples every day (at 4 pm and 4 am)
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
1.very high
2.high
3.low
4.very low
5.no sunlight
Monitoring: resolution
20.000 €
vs.
Questionnaire to citizens
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Monitoring: resolution
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Sunlight intensity (W/m2h)
1 sample every day (at 4 pm) Sunlight intensity
20.000 €
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very high
high
low
very low
no sunlight
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
Acquisition, processing, delivery: a new way
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
http://www.citclops.eu/http://www.coastwatch.org/http://creekwatch.researchlabs.ibm.com/http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/eap/fw_riv/rv_main.htmlhttp://projectbaseline.orghttp://crowd.cs.umass.edu/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen_sciencehttp://senseable.mit.edu/http://research.cens.ucla.edu/aquatic/http://www.secchidipin.org/http://www.earthobservations.org/geo_me_201211_geo9_ec.shtmlhttp://www.nurp.noaa.gov/Spotlight/Observatory.htmhttp://marine.rutgers.edu/mrs/LEO/LEO15.htmlhttp://www.indiegogo.com/projects/uvindesir-the-tiny-uv-index-meter-for-
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Resources
Luigi CeccaroniThe role of participatory science in MPA management
The role of participatory science in MPA management
Luigi Ceccaroni (Barcelona Digital Technology Centre)Jaume Piera (ICM-CSIC)Carine Simon, Laia Subirats, Julia Busch, Karin Dubsky and the Citclops Consortium
3rd International Marine Protected Areas Congress, Marseille (France), October 22, 2013