After the Cap: Risk Assessment, Citizen Science and Disaster Recovery

McCormick, Sabrina

doi:10.5751/es-05263-170431

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“…We followed a community participation approach (Chambers 1994) as a way to facilitate accumulation of social capital and to ultimately bolster the community's resilience (McCormick 2012). This approach included organizing listening sessions and public forum meetings to help recognize and prioritize the concerns of the community.…”

Section: Community Engagement Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…One practical approach to immerse seafood workers in the natural science research was to train and hire a number of them as field crew to assist with logistical support in the collection of physical, chemical, and biological samples. This collaborative involvement of stakeholders in the scientific process can, in theory (Ozawa 1991, Ludwig et al 1997) and practice (Ihde et al 2011, McCormick 2012, promote accumulation of social capital by increasing understanding of research, building trust, and encouraging a stewardship ethic.…”

Section: Community Engagement Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Monitoring stakeholder perceptions and actions could be considered an explicit objective and integrated with environmental monitoring and adaptive management designs. Such an approach might afford accelerated learning through the systematic probing of adaptive management (Walters 1986) and promote rediscovery and transmission of traditional stakeholder knowledge of themselves and the system (Berkes et al 2000) while facilitating the broader range of participation and detection of system changes possible through citizen science (McCormick 2012). This approach to improving understanding of stakeholders could be implemented through multiple actions.…”

Section: Minimal Best Management Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In many social-ecological systems, including the Apalachicola oyster fishery, accomplishing this level of cooperation represents one of the greatest challenges and uncertainties. One path we recommend to augment both intergovernance cooperation and stakeholder participation in management is to proceed with workshops (Holling 1978, Walters 1986, McCormick 2012) that bring together managers, scientists, and community groups, such as SMARRT. This approach strengthens formal and informal networks and facilitates development of social learning platforms that can foster collaboration to produce a united front to interact with policy makers.…”

Section: Adaptive Governance Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Collapse of a historic oyster fishery: diagnosing causes and identifying paths toward increased resilience

Camp¹,

Pine²,

Havens³

et al. 2015

E&S

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ABSTRACT. Diagnosing causal factors of change at the ecosystem level is challenging because multiple drivers often interact at various spatial and temporal scales. We employ an integrated natural and social science approach to assess potential mechanisms leading to the collapse of an estuarine social-ecological system, and recommend future paths to increased system resilience. Our case study is the collapse of the eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) fishery in Apalachicola Bay, Florida, USA, and the associated impacts on local resource dependent communities. The oyster fishery collapse is the most recent in a series of environmental stressors to this region, which have included hurricanes and tropical storms, drought, and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. We found it likely that the oyster collapse was not related to contamination from the recent oil spill, but rather to factors affecting oyster recruitment and survival, which may have been mediated by both human, e.g., fishing-related habitat alteration, and environmental, e.g., increased natural mortality from predators and disease, factors. The relative impact of each of these factors is likely to increase in the future because of changing climate and increased demand for fishery, water, and petroleum resources. Successful restoration and persistence of a viable oyster fishery will depend on: (1) implementation of some minimal best management practices, e.g., extensive habitat restoration via shell addition, and some spatial closures to harvest, (2) improving environmental knowledge and promoting episodic learning through enhanced monitoring and experimental management, and (3) continued community engagement necessary to produce adaptable governance suitable to responding to future unexpected challenges.

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Section: Community Engagement Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Community Engagement Processmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Minimal Best Management Practicesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Adaptive Governance Institutionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Collapse of a historic oyster fishery: diagnosing causes and identifying paths toward increased resilience

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Pine²,

Havens³

et al. 2015

E&S

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“…For example, citizen science participation can increase understanding of the scientific method (Kountoupes and Oberhauser 2012; Price and Lee 2012); public understanding of science ( Brossard et al 2005); and skills of analytical thinking (Trumbull et al 2000). Civic outcomes are typically in the context of environmental monitoring; for example, citizen science can lead to greater personal agency and political participation (Overdevest et al 2004;Conrad and Hilchey 2011) as well as provide communities with clout and greater legitimacy in legal venues or regulatory contexts (McCormick 2012). Citizen science also can lead to participant advocacy in promoting environmental action (Cornwell and Campbell 2012) that may foster greater accountability and industrial compliance with regulatory agencies (Overdevest and Mayer 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Contrasting the Views and Actions of Data Collectors and Data Consumers in a Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project: Implications for Project Design and Management

Cooper

Larson

Holland

et al. 2017

CSTP

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Data collection or generation is the primary way that the majority of volunteers advance the scientific goals of citizen science projects, but other activities such as data consumption also may influence learning, civic, and conservation outcomes. Project designers and managers balance goals for multiple outcomes and thus need to consider the influence of all project-related activities on outcomes. In a study of the kayak-based Citizen's Water Quality Testing (CWQT) Program in New York City, we compared the characteristics, perceptions, and behaviors of those collecting and using CWQT data (data collectors) and those solely using the data (data consumers). Data collectors (n = 40) and consumers (n = 24) were similar in gender and political orientation, but collectors were younger, devoted more time to the project, and experienced far more face-to-face interactions related to the project. Data collectors and consumers had similar motivations for participation, except that collectors were more likely motivated by recognition for their efforts. Lack of free time was the largest barrier to participation for both types of participants, and a significantly greater barrier for consumers. Data collectors and consumers trusted volunteer-collected data more than government-collected data. Collectors and consumers both recognized multiple scientific, environmental, and social benefits associated with the project, and both were equally likely to use volunteer-collected data for a variety of purposes, such as informing decisions about conservation and recreation. Importantly, both groups were equally likely to undertake a suite of conservation behaviors. We synthesize and expand current conceptual frameworks of citizen science participation and outcomes, highlighting the need for further study to understand mechanisms and linkages between the varied activities of citizen science projects and broader social and ecological impacts. To achieve conservation goals, project managers should broaden the definition of participant to include those carrying out activities other than data collection (such as data use) and explicitly manage for potential benefits derived by consumers of citizen science.Keywords: water quality monitoring; community-based research; Pareto principle; NYC kayakers; Enterococci bacteria; conservation; citizen science Introduction Citizen science is newly recognized as a distinct discipline with a rapidly emerging theoretical base Bonney et al. 2014;Jordan et al. 2015;Cooper 2016).New studies provide insights on the structure, processes, function, and outcomes of citizen science. The primary products of citizen science activities are typically scientific publications or datasets, but additional outcomes are To better understand these outcomes and how they might be derived, it is important to explore the many different ways that citizen scientists engage with research projects. Typically they take on the role of volunteer data collectors, but often they engage by using the data as well. In most projects, contri...

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Citizen science sheds light on the cryptic ornate eagle ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio

Araújo

Legaspi

Matthews

et al. 2020

Aquatic Conservation

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1. The ornate eagle ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio (Bleeker, 1852) is a rare and Endangered species of eagle ray, with a patchy distribution across the Indo-West Pacific region, for which data are scarce. 2. Citizen science-sourced data from online social media platforms were used to shed light on the distribution and ecology of the ornate eagle ray. 3. A total of 53 reports of A. vespertilio were found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube, including four reports of dead specimens. All live reports occurred in shallow reef or lagoon ecosystems. Two individual A. vespertilio specimens were re-sighted in the same general area following initial identification within 9 and 13 months at Ningaloo Reef and at Lady Elliot Island, Australia, respectively, as confirmed through their dorsal spot patterns. One report was at Richard's Bay in South Africa, the southernmost known location for this species in the Indian Ocean (28°S). Live reports were also reported from the Maldives, the Seychelles, Egypt (Red Sea), Philippines, Palau, and elsewhere on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. 4. Results indicate that citizen-collected data can shed light on the occurrence and distribution of cryptic species, as well as complement monitoring programmes.

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After the Cap: Risk Assessment, Citizen Science and Disaster Recovery

Cited by 72 publications

References 36 publications

Collapse of a historic oyster fishery: diagnosing causes and identifying paths toward increased resilience

Collapse of a historic oyster fishery: diagnosing causes and identifying paths toward increased resilience

Contrasting the Views and Actions of Data Collectors and Data Consumers in a Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Project: Implications for Project Design and Management

Citizen science sheds light on the cryptic ornate eagle ray Aetomylaeus vespertilio

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