Careers9 min read
From Citizen Science to Career: Turning Volunteering into Work
Citizen science is a genuine on-ramp to paid marine work. How to choose programs, build evidence of skill, and convert reef volunteering into a career.
Jack Callum ·
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Explore11 min read
How to Join a Citizen-Science Reef Survey (and Make Your Data Count)
Join a diver or snorkeller reef survey: the main program types, the training, the transects and how to make your volunteer data scientifically usable.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Joining a Reef or Beach Cleanup: How to Make the Data Count
How to join a reef or beach cleanup above or below the waterline — and how to record what you find so it becomes useful citizen-science data, not just a trash run.
Tom Okafor ·
Explore8 min read
Citizen Science from the Shore: Beach Walks That Actually Help Kelp Forests
How shoreline citizen science — from iNaturalist to kelp-cast surveys — feeds real kelp forest research. What to record, how to join, and why it matters.
Tom Okafor ·