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The Great Reef Census Description: The Great Reef Census is a collaborative initiative to survey and report on the health of the Great Barrier Reef, using AI, marine scientists and citizen scientists. Citizen collect and analyse photos helping reef managers direct practical coral protection efforts on the Great Barrier Reef.
STARDIT ID:
STARDIT ID:
0202410282330
Dates
State ongoing
Start 2020-01-31
Form updated 2024-10-29
Report authors
Heather McCulloch
0009-0009-0065-3654
0009-0009-0065-3654
Location
The project covers the entire 2,300 km length of the Great Barrier Reef, from Lady Elliot Island in the south to the remote Far North
Aims
To capture large-scale reconnaissance data from across the Great Barrier Reef
To support reef research and management by providing data on reef health
To identify key "source reefs" that are crucial for coral recovery after disturbances like bleaching events
To establish a scalable approach to conservation challenges
To foster a sense of stewardship for the reef among participants and the wider public
Keywords
Citizen science
Coral health
Marine
Biodiversity
Category
management/monitoring
Inputs
group of individuals
Citizen scientists
Task: Snorkelling/diving to capture images of coral reefs using GoPros, ensuring the images are geotagged for accurate data collection | analysing images online to identify coral health indicators and assess reef conditions | uploading findings to the Great Reef Census platform | tracking and reporting on specific marine species, such as the crown-of-thorns starfish
Compensation: volunteer
organisation
University of Queensland (link)
Task: key partner in the project, providing scientific expertise
organisation
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (link)
Task: Eye on the Reef program for data collection
funding
(link)
Unknown
The partnership between the Australian Government's Reef Trust and the Great Barrier Reef Foundation
Outputs and impacts
dataset (open)
Stage: Ongoing
Data
Impact: Unknown
Ongoing collection of data