Cscience4all - diving

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What is Cscience4all – diving ?

The Cscience4all - diving project invites recreational divers and snorkelers to help collect vital information about how Mediterranean marine ecosystems are responding to climate change.

The Central Idea

Climate change is causing direct impacts on the abundance, distribution, and survival of living organisms worldwide, with serious consequences for the functioning of coastal ecosystems and the services they provide.

Recording these changes is a key pillar in supporting the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. However, the complexity of the marine ecosystem combined with insufficient human and financial resources makes observation difficult.

Our project provides a series of standardized protocols that offer practical guidance for monitoring climate-related impacts in Mediterranean marine areas.

The participation of volunteers who dedicate time in the water is the key element for implementing these protocols.

Climate Fish Protocol

Changes in the distribution and abundance of fish are one of the clearest signs of climate change globally.

This becomes particularly evident in certain Mediterranean fish species, whose presence varies according to their thermal tolerance and origin.

To strengthen the monitoring of these changes, a simple method of visual recordings has been developed to monitor specific coastal fish species over time.

This method is already used in several Mediterranean countries and is designed to be easy to use, cover large areas, and be repeatable over time.

Check out the Climate Fish Protocol

Reef Check Protocol

The coastal marine habitats of the Mediterranean support rich biodiversity and are essential for the health and balance of the ecosystem.

To monitor the ecological status of reefs, our project deploys a protocol that focuses on species representing key aspects of Mediterranean rocky reefs and serving as indicators of changes they may be experiencing.

By collecting data on the presence or absence and abundance of these species, participants contribute to monitoring biodiversity changes and assessing habitat health.

The protocol also encourages reporting of threats and pressures that may affect these sensitive ecosystems, providing a more comprehensive picture of the challenges they face.

Check out the Reef Check Protocol

Results Dashboard

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6 Adopted Sites Distinct dive sites surveyed

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20 Participants Citizen scientists contributing

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19 Reported Species Species recorded in surveys

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35 Surveys Total completed protocols submitted

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Top Visited Sites

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Agios Petros, Alonissos Coordinates: 39.1884, 23.9252 22 submissions

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Akrotiri Vasilikos, Peristera Coordinates: 39.1913, 23.9663 8 submissions

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Παραλία Κατερίνας Βάλα Coordinates: 39.1664, 23.9015 2 submissions

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Κόλπος περιστέρι, Περιστέρα Αλόννησος Coordinates: 39.1641, 23.9702 2 submissions

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Παραλία Μεγάλη Άμμος Coordinates: 39.1819, 23.8778 1 submission

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Submitting Data

You can submit data to Project Cscience4all - diving on either of the two protocols at any time and from anywhere through the Cscience4all Web App.

The Cscience4all Web App enables users to record species presence through an accessible interface. Users simply select the "Submit Data" button to share an observation at their current location and can then upload images, select a species, add time-stamped comments. Each recording includes information on the species, number of observations, monitoring date, etc.

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