Hello fellow underwater enthusiasts,
My partner and I have worked as research divers on biodiversity and biomass assessments, and in our professional lives now analyze the affects of large corporate activities on ecosystems both on land and underwater. One issue we keep noticing is that there is a lack of regional data on the health of local marine ecosystems.
Given that the basics of underwater data collection can be learned quickly, we’re currently exploring the idea of a short Marine Conservation Course of like 2–3 dive days that includes different survey dives, camera installations & assessments and water sampling modules, ideally as part of a regular dive holiday at a local dive center. It would allow divers a glimpse into research diving & marine conservation without years of training or extensive certifications.
The idea is to provide fun divers with a new perspective and engage them in collecting baseline biodiversity & biomass data. To ensure a certain level of data quality, species sightings from participants would be cross-checked with input from trained local dive guides.
What do you think about this idea? Would this be something you’d be interested in trying out?
We’d really love to hear your thoughts!
My partner and I have worked as research divers on biodiversity and biomass assessments, and in our professional lives now analyze the affects of large corporate activities on ecosystems both on land and underwater. One issue we keep noticing is that there is a lack of regional data on the health of local marine ecosystems.
Given that the basics of underwater data collection can be learned quickly, we’re currently exploring the idea of a short Marine Conservation Course of like 2–3 dive days that includes different survey dives, camera installations & assessments and water sampling modules, ideally as part of a regular dive holiday at a local dive center. It would allow divers a glimpse into research diving & marine conservation without years of training or extensive certifications.
The idea is to provide fun divers with a new perspective and engage them in collecting baseline biodiversity & biomass data. To ensure a certain level of data quality, species sightings from participants would be cross-checked with input from trained local dive guides.
What do you think about this idea? Would this be something you’d be interested in trying out?
We’d really love to hear your thoughts!
