Lamprey + citizen power to reveal plankton diversity
The Lamprey and Curiosity microscope are two invaluable tools used by BIOcean5D to harness the immense potential of citizen science, improve ocean literacy, engage and empower the general public and increase awareness of the immense challenges facing our Ocean. Following on from the Curiosity microscope last week, discover the Lamprey here!
Bringing plankton discovery inland with the Curiosity microscope
The Curiosity microscope and Lamprey are two invaluable tools used by BIOcean5D to harness the immense potential of citizen science, improve ocean literacy, engage and empower the general public and increase awareness of the immense challenges facing our Ocean. Discover the Curiosity microscope here, followed by the Lamprey next week!
Interweaving science and public engagement for a sustainable future
The TREC – Tara Europa expedition provided a unique opportunity to communicate and engage with a wide audience about the importance of our ocean. Public outreach activities carried out at key locations along the expedition route helped improve understanding, increase awareness and ignite interest across a number of topics, from marine plankton to plastic pollution.
Multidisciplinary collaboration to explore a keystone ocean microalga
The TREC expedition enabled a unique set of samples to be collected of the poorly understood marine microalga Phaeocystis. Researchers are now working within BIOcean5D to reveal more about its life cycle through multidisciplinary collaboration and the combination of multiple complementary approaches.
The BIOcean5D Handbook of Protocols
A BIOcean5D project deliverable: the suite of technologies and protocols we use to measure and understand life in, above and beneath the waves, down to the seafloor.
Building a community of seatizens
In December, we began a series of workshops to equip citizen scientists with the PlanktoScope – and with it, an efficient way to monitor the ocean’s microscopic inhabitants across exceptional ecological scales.
