GelAvista

Created Sept. 7, 2022, 10:38 a.m.
Updated Sept. 7, 2022, 1:14 p.m.

GelAvista is the citizen science project responsible for jellyfish monitoring in the Portuguese coast, Azores and Madeira archipelagos, launched in February 2016. It aims to involve the community in the development of science, thus filling the lack of knowledge in Portugal about jellyfish.

Aim

Goals

  • Collect data on jellyfish species from Portugal
  • Acquire knowledge on their diversity, distribution and dynamics in ecosystems
  • Increase literacy on marine ecosystems
  • Inform about risks and precautions when in contact with the poisonous species
  • Model and predict their occurrence

How to participate

Observe, photograph and report through GelAvista App, by email and social media (facebook, instagram, twitter, whatsapp, etc.). Any information is invaluable for continuous monitoring of populations of these organisms, including old sightings and  photographs. It is also very important to receive information that gelatinous organisms are not found on the beaches (null sightings), which is the only way to know that they are not actually occurring. Sample collection are requested if relevant. All coastal and open ocean areas from Portugal seas, including Azores and Madeira archipelagos.

Needed equipment

Camera and/or phone and WiFi.

Active from 01/02/2016
Keywords
Jellyfish Biodiversity Marine Monitoring
Science Topics
Biodiversity Ecology & Environment Ocean, Water, Marine & Terrestrial Natural resource management
Tags
Teaching materials available Do-it-yourself Suitable for children
Difficulty Level
Easy
Participation tasks
Identification Observation Specimen/sample collection Geolocation Data Entry Photography Annotation Finding entities Measurement
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Other Organisations involved
Location
National

Portugal transitional, coastal and oceanic waters

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