Citizen science technologies and new opportunities for participation

Mazumdar, Suvodeep; Ceccaroni, Luigi; Piera, Jaume; Hölker, Franz; Berre, Arne J.; Arlinghaus, Robert; Bowser, Anne

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“…The documents reflect a variety of policy application areas related to CS with a focus on environmental policies, encompassing CS projects on all geographical levels with benefits especially at the local level (see Haklay 2013). Digital technologies are emphasised as drivers of CS application (see Brenton et al 2018;Mazumdar et al 2018).…”

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How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents

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Haklay

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How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents

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“…The generalized access to mobile phone services endowed with geographic information systems (GIS) creates new opportunities for data collection, access and sharing all over the world [ 22 – 24 ]. According to data from the World Bank [ 25 ], access to cellular networks has reached 90% in numerous African countries, while access to drinking water is only approximately 86% and access to sanitation is close to 60%.…”

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Can participatory approaches strengthen the monitoring of cyanobacterial blooms in developing countries? Results from a pilot study conducted in the Lagoon Aghien (Ivory Coast)

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Monitoring of cyanobacteria in freshwater ecosystems is a complex task, which is time consuming and expensive due to the chaotic population dynamics and highly heterogeneous distribution of cyanobacteria populations in water bodies. The financial cost constitutes a strong limitation for the implementation of long-term monitoring programs in developing countries, particularly in Africa. The work presented here was performed in the framework of an international project addressing the sustainable monitoring and management of surface water resources used for the production of drinking water in three African countries. We tested the potential of a citizen approach for monitoring cyanobacterial blooms, which are a growing threat to the drinking water supply. This pilot study was designed, implemented and evaluated in close interaction with the Pasteur Institute of the Ivory Coast and with the populations of three villages located on the shoreline of a freshwater lagoon located near Abidjan city. Based on the use of a smartphone application, the citizens of the three villages were invited to report water color changes, as these changes could reflect cyanobacteria proliferations. A two-year experimentation period has shown that it is possible to mobilize the local populations to monitor cyanobacterial blooms. The data collected by citizens were consistent with the data obtained by a classical monitoring of cyanobacteria performed over seven months, but it appeared that new approaches were needed to validate the citizen data. This participatory approach also provided great improvements to the understanding and awareness of local populations regarding water quality and cyanobacterial bloom issues. Finally, we discuss some of the difficulties and limitations of our participatory monitoring approach that should be considered by further implementations. Despite these difficulties, our work

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“…Conversely, anglers can use their smartphones to push information to agencies; not only catch and effort data, but a diversity of timely and potentially relevant observations such as fish kills, tags or fin clips, injuries, poaching events, habitat degradation, ( www.ishbrain.com/blog/fishbrain/collecting-trash-from-us-waters ), and the presence of predators. Smartphones also facilitate direct collaborations between anglers and agencies (Mazumdar et al 2018 ). Citizen science examples that rely heavily on smartphone apps include the Angler Action ( www.angleraction.org ) and Fangstjournalen ( www.fangstjournalen.dtu.dk ) catch logs, and a partnership between the U.S.…”

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Technological innovations in the recreational fishing sector: implications for fisheries management and policy

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Technology that is developed for or adopted by the recreational fisheries sector (e.g., anglers and the recreational fishing industry) has led to rapid and dramatic changes in how recreational anglers interact with fisheries resources. From improvements in finding and catching fish to emulating their natural prey and accessing previously inaccessible waters, to anglers sharing their exploits with others, technology is completely changing all aspects of recreational fishing. These innovations would superficially be viewed as positive from the perspective of the angler (aside from the financial cost of purchasing some technologies), yet for the fisheries manager and policy maker, technology may create unintended challenges that lead to reactionary or even ill-defined approaches as they attempt to keep up with these changes. The goal of this paper is to consider how innovations in recreational fishing are changing the way that anglers interact with fish, and thus how recreational fisheries management is undertaken. We use a combination of structured reviews and expert analyses combined with descriptive case studies to highlight the many ways that technology is influencing recreational fishing practice, and, relatedly, what it means for changing how fisheries and/or these technologies need to be managed—from changes in fish capture, to fish handling, to how anglers share information with each other and with managers. Given that technology is continually evolving, we hope that the examples provided here lead to more and better monitoring of technological innovations and engagement by the management and policy authorities with the recreational fishing sector. Doing so will ensure that management actions related to emerging and evolving recreational fishing technology are more proactive than reactive.

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Citizen science technologies and new opportunities for participation

Cited by 40 publications

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How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents

How Does Policy Conceptualise Citizen Science? A Qualitative Content Analysis of International Policy Documents

Can participatory approaches strengthen the monitoring of cyanobacterial blooms in developing countries? Results from a pilot study conducted in the Lagoon Aghien (Ivory Coast)

Technological innovations in the recreational fishing sector: implications for fisheries management and policy

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