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Taking Action: inspiring community stories

This inspiring webinar highlights community efforts to advance our collective understanding of our marine environment and our impact on it. Expert speakers will showcase impactful projects that blend citizen science and community action to protect our marine ecosystems. Discover how data collection fosters ocean stewardship. Featured projects and speakers include: 00:00 Welcome 04:40 Marine Metre Squared - Sally Carson 22:15 Litter Intelligence - Ben Knight 38:00 Marine Engagement in Northland - Samara Nicholas 49:45 Marine Monitoring Maitai Bay - Ceara Wallace 1:00:10 Q&A Thanks to the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO for supporting this event as part of our Seaweek Ngā Kōrero series. Sally Carson ~ Marine Biologist, Director, New Zealand Marine Studies Centre Sally Carson's interests include citizen science, community engagement in science, informal science education and intertidal ecology. In 2013, Carson launched a national citizen science project (Marine Metre Squared) to involve members of the public in the long term monitoring of the New Zealand seashore. She has written a range of educational resources for primary and intermediate school students, as well as a series of identification guides to the plants and animals which inhabit New Zealand's seashores. Ben Knight ~ Engagement Director, Sustainable Coastlines Ben is passionate about enabling local communities to be involved in the protection and management of our wonderful and unique coastal, marine and freshwater environments. Sustainable Coastlines is a charity taking action to monitor and reduce litter across New Zealand beaches. The SC team leads and delivers the Litter Intelligence programme, Aotearoa’s first national litter database. Samara Nicholas ~ Co-Director, Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust Avid diver and advocate for marine reserves, Samara was involved in the application for a Marine Reserve in the Whangarei Harbour in 1998 when she was at Kamo High School. The marine biodiversity around Motukaroro played a huge role in inspiring her on this journey. Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust's mission is to immerse communities in their freshwater and marine environments, sharing experiences, scientific knowledge, and practical skills to inspire conservation. They have been running school programmes since 2002 through Experiencing Marine Reserves and Whitebait Connection. Ceara Wallace ~ Marine Ecologist Ceara adores all things marine related and has spent hundreds of hours on and under the water. She has BSc in Biology and a background in eco-tourism and scientific diving. She has been working with the Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust as a marine ecologist conducting fish abundance surveys through timed transect swims; biodiversity dives; using BUV (baited underwater video); data analysis; report writing; community engagement.