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If you are going to Galapagos to dive, please download this app and help scientists to monitor sharks. Your input is needed. Unfortunately, divers don't learn about it until they're in Galapagos, if at all, where the internet is frequently too slow to download the app in port and there is no internet while at sea.

Shark Count

Shark Count is a user-friendly tool that allows divers visiting Galapagos to help monitor marine life in the Galapagos Marine Reserve.

Using Shark Count, divers become “citizen scientists” and make important contributions to our understanding of Galapagos marine ecosystems by recording the sharks, sea turtles, rays and ocean sunfish they encounter during their dives.

The Shark Count app displays individual reports contributed from divers at the top 20 dive sites around the archipelago. Charts and maps show the number of species observed during each dive and the best sites and times to see each species.

All data is shared with the Galapagos National Park Directorate and will benefit research and management decisions focused on protecting the Reserve’s incredible marine life.
 

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