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Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Plate Watch
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Free
Outdoors
Track invasive tunicates and detect new invasions
In a specific area
- Ongoing
Citizen ScienceNature & OutdoorsBiologyOcean Water MarineAnimalsEcology & Environmentinvasive speciesaktunicatefouling speciesalaskamarine invertebrate
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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.
Ticket Required: No
Minimum Age: 13
Languages: English
