Citizen Science

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

Citizen Science Month: How you can help save our seas

The Marine Conservation Society shares ideas for how to get involved with National Citizen Science Month this April
a manta ray swimming past the camera in seychelles

Major study reveals size of Seychelles manta ray population

ByDIVE StaffMar 14, 2024
A major new study Seychelles has highlighted the importance of D’Arros Island and St. François Atoll for Seychelles' reef mantas
Marine Megafauna Foundation announces new Socorro research expedition

Marine Megafauna Foundation announces new Socorro research expedition

MMF is offering scuba diving citizen scientists the chance to join an expedition to the Revillagigedo Archipelago in January 2024
MCS UK’s Great British Beach Clean 2023

MCS UK’s Great British Beach Clean 2023

ByDIVE StaffAug 16, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society’s annual Great British Beach Clean returns for it's 30th year, running from 15 – 24 September 2023
MCS Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts now

MCS Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts now

ByDIVE StaffJul 28, 2023
The Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum's Big Seaweed Search 2023 starts this weekend, 29 July
MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

MCS hopes to break 20,000 turtle and jellyfish sightings in 2023

ByDIVE StaffJul 3, 2023
MCS Wildlife Sightings report hopes to break 20,000 jellyfish and turtle sightings to mark 20th year of citizen science project
New Shark Trust citizen science app

New Shark Trust citizen science app

The Shark Trust has launched a new app that makes it easy for citizen scientists to get involved with shark science and conservation
Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot results

Shark Trust Great Shark Snapshot results

ByDIVE StaffAug 26, 2022
The results of the Great Shark Snapshot include nearly 2000 shark and ray sightings from 49 different species across 14 different countries
MCS Big Seaweed Search returns this July

MCS Big Seaweed Search returns this July

ByDIVE StaffJul 1, 2022
The Marine Conservation Society and Natural History Museum’s Big Seaweed Search Week returns from 23 - 31 July 2022
The Shark Trust’s Great Shark Snapshot draws near

The Shark Trust’s Great Shark Snapshot draws near

ByDIVE StaffJun 15, 2022
Shark Trust is holding a global shark census - The Great Shark Snapshot - from 24 to 31 July this year, for divers to record their sightings
Shark Trust reports bumper eggcase hunt results 

Shark Trust reports bumper eggcase hunt results 

The Shark Trust reports a fantastic number of shark and ray eggcases recorded across the UK this year during its Great Easter Eggcase Hunt.
Spring jellyfish blooms bring turtles to UK shores

Spring jellyfish blooms bring turtles to UK shores

The Marine Conservation Society’s wildlife sightings project focuses on jellyfish blooms, and the turtles that follow them for food.
Shark Trust’s great Easter eggcase hunt

Shark Trust’s great Easter eggcase hunt

ByDIVE StaffMar 31, 2022
The Shark Trust's Great Eggcase Hunt is a fun family day out, but also a citizen science project that aids shark, ray and skate conservation.
padi blancpain

PADI and Blancpain MPA expansion partnership

ByDIVE StaffMar 9, 2022
PADI and Blancpain have announced a partnership to assist with the expansion of marine protected areas to 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030
Portuguese man o’ war sightings on World Jellyfish Day

Portuguese man o’ war sightings on World Jellyfish Day

Beachgoers in the South West of England have reported large numbers of Portuguese man o' war strandings on World Jellyfish Day
Portuguese man o’ war invades UK beaches

Portuguese man o’ war invades UK beaches

The largest stranding of Portuguese man o' war (Physalia physalis) since 2012 is occurring on beaches across southwest Britain.