Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Resources:

Global Marine Hotspots Network

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Sector Addressed:

Conservation / Restoration

Development (socioeconomic)

Fisheries

Policy

Research

Wildlife

Summary:

The Global Marine Hotspots Network was created because the oceans are not warming evenly and those areas that are warming the fastest – ocean warming ‘hotspots’ – can be considered as the world’s natural laboratories to provide the knowledge and tools to enable us to adapt wisely, efficiently, and effectively to meet the challenges of a warming environment.

Screen shots of the Redmap phone app.

Sector Addressed:

Conservation / Restoration

Education / Outreach

Fisheries

Research

Tourism / Recreation

Wildlife

Summary:

The Range Extension Database and Mapping project (Redmap) is a citizen science effort to engage fishermen, divers, and other marine enthusiasts and professionals in monitoring for species range shifts through an online “spot, log, and map” tool. It is also being used as a climate change awareness and education tool with those same constituencies.

Organization

Overview

Resources:

Global Marine Hotspots Network

Using Citizen Science to Monitor Species Range Shifts in a Changing Climate: Range Extension Database and Mapping Project (Redmap)

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Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies

Overview

Resources:

Global Marine Hotspots Network

Using Citizen Science to Monitor Species Range Shifts in a Changing Climate: Range Extension Database and Mapping Project (Redmap)