Scott Baker<\/a>, a North Carolina Sea Grant fisheries specialist, will speak on Saturday, March 16, on a panel about the Citizen Science Program for the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council.<\/p>\n\u201cThe Council took a different approach to citizen science,\u201d Baker says. \u201cWe wanted to build for success and took the time to develop a citizen science program ahead of developing individual projects.\u201d<\/p>\n
Eventually, the Council hopes that the program will be a way to easily collect more data than would be possible with limited funds and person-power.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are many data-poor fisheries in the South Atlantic Region, and citizen science is an opportunity to take advantage of stakeholders to gather data outside of traditional methods,\u201d Baker says.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the panel with Baker will be Action Team leaders, including fishermen, NGOs, and federal agency staff who led the development of specific aspects of the program. Together, they will discuss the experience of creating the program, as well as how two pilot projects in development may benefit from it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m hoping to have a lot of good conversations,\u201d Baker says. While working on its Citizen Science Program, the Council looked to other programs and projects for guidance, and Baker sees CitiSci2019 as a venue for further discussions and collaborations.<\/p>\n
On-site registration for the conference is still available, with options for members of the association, student rates and single-day passes. The event will take place primarily at the Raleigh Convention Center.<\/p>\n
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