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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center

Plate Watch

Free Outdoors

Track invasive tunicates and detect new invasions

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Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsBiologyOcean Water MarineAnimalsEcology & Environmentfouling speciesinvasive speciesmarine invertebrateakalaskatunicate
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Volunteers hang settlement plates off docks in Alaska for three to nine months. Each plate is then surveyed for invasive species and redeployed. The survey involves photographing the fouling species attached to the plate and collecting specimens of new or target species. Training is available and settlement plates are provided.

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Ticket Required: No

Minimum Age: 13

Languages: English

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