Climate change indicator species and invasive species Abundance & distribution of species Herring lobster Habitats Quality & abundance of qualifying features for the protected area (MSAC) (rocky reefs, sea caves, seals) Ecosystem interactions Priority marine features Maerl beds Seagrass Flameshell Burrowed Mud Theme: Threats Acidification level and impacts – Climate change effects and impacts – Prawn trawling impacts Dredging transects Theme: Socio-economic Ecosystem services Economic benefits Habitat and fisheries interactions Theme: Management/MPAs of fisheries in the MPA Fisheries pressure around Maerl beds Need a to monitoring programmes “baseline” Map baseline monitor changes over time – Management effectiveness (for MPAs or other regulated areas) Theme: Other Methodology to create standardised monitoring techniques for comparable data sets What the community needs to know and the extent of the interest Project design is vital in creating citizen science projects (citizen driven) Q2: Why do you want to know? Evidence
Climate change indicator species and invasive species Abundance & distribution of species Herring lobster Habitats Quality & abundance of qualifying features for the protected area (MSAC) (rocky reefs, sea caves, seals) Ecosystem interactions Priority marine features Maerl beds Seagrass Flameshell Burrowed Mud Theme: Threats Acidification – level and impacts Climate change – effects and impacts Prawn trawling impacts Dredging transects Theme: Socio-economic Ecosystem services Economic benefits Habitat and fisheries interactions Theme: Management/MPAs of fisheries in the MPA Fisheries pressure around Maerl beds Need a “baseline” to monitoring programmes Map baseline – monitor changes over time Management effectiveness (for MPAs or other regulated areas) Theme: Other Methodology to create standardised monitoring techniques for comparable data sets What the community needs to know and the extent of the interest Project design is vital in creating citizen science projects (citizen driven) Q2: Why do you want to know? Evidence
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