GoPro Aquaculture Project
The goal of this project is to document how oyster cages used in shellfish aquaculture provide habitat, and determine whether that habitat is similar or different from habitat provided by naturally occurring rock reef environments. The NOAA Fisheries Milford Lab is doing this in Long Island Sound, and we've created a Citizen Science Guide that shellfish growers and the general public can use to make their own videos: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/feature-story/noaa-fisheries-lab-helps-shellfish-growers-become-citizen-scientists
Project URL: https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/rcb/projects/gopro-aquaculture/
Geographic Scope: Long Island Sound and other estuaries in which shellfish aquaculture occurs
Project Status: Active - recruiting volunteers
Participation Tasks: Audio or video recording, Observation,
Start Date: 4/13/2019
Project Contact: renee.mercaldo-allen@noaa.gov
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Fields of Science: Animals, Biology, Ocean/water and marine
Intended Outcomes: The goal of this project is to document how oyster cages used in shellfish aquaculture provide habitat, and determine whether that habitat is similar or different from habitat provided by naturally occurring rock reef environments.