Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations) - Powered by Anecdata.org
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Webber H, O'Brien S, Pelletier M, Bar A, Anecdata.org Contributors, Disney J, Bailey C, Taylor A, Garretson A (2024). Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations) - Powered by Anecdata.org. The Community Environmental Health Laboratory at MDI Biological Laboratory. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/u6qfw3 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-06.Description
About this project Help us collect data on the biomass of Ascophyllum nodosum (Asco) along the coast of Maine. Project goal Help answer the question "How much rockweed (Asco) is there?" What participants do Weigh rockweed (Asco). Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum, or Asco) is a common Maine intertidal alga. Asco offers habitat to invertebrates, fish, and birds and has been harvested commercially in Maine since the 1970s. Long-term management of this marine algae is in flux and we need data to ensure that Asco is there for itself, the organisms that live on it, and harvesters. Along the coast of Maine there is one big question essential for management--how much Asco is there? And that's where this project comes in! Help us collect data on the state-wide biomass of Asco.Sampling Description
Study Extent
What participants do Weigh rockweed (Asco).Sampling
What is the project all about? The goal of Project ASCO (Assessing Seaweed via Community Observations) is to get interested participants out into the intertidal zone to collect data about rockweed while exploring the beauty of the rocky coast between the tides. Rockweed (Ascophyllum nodosum, or “Asco”) is the dominant species in most of the rocky intertidal zone of Maine and provides habitat for other species living in and visiting the intertidal zone. Rockweed is currently harvested in Maine and sustainable management requires knowledge of the total amount of rockweed throughout the state. Participants in Project ASCO can help answer the question, ”How much rockweed is there?” The data collected by Project ASCO participants will be analyzed and shared by scientists at Schoodic Institute to inform resource management. Along with rockweed, this project allows for learning more about other seaweeds, periwinkles, mussels, crabs, birds, and the occasional seal or whale.Method steps
- What participants do Weigh rockweed (Asco).
Taxonomic Coverages
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Ascophyllum nodosumrank: species
Geographic Coverages
Maine, United States
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Hannah Webberoriginator
position: Marine Ecology Director
Schoodic Institute
email: hwebber@schoodicinstitute.org
homepage: https://www.anecdata.org/user/hannah/
Shannon O'Brien
originator
position: Science Engagement Coordinator
Schoodic Institute
email: sobrien@schoodicinstitute.org
homepage: https://schoodicinstitute.org/team/shannon-obrien/
Maya Pelletier
originator
position: Project Administrator
Anecdata.org
homepage: https://www.anecdata.org/user/MAPseaweed/
Abigail Bar
originator
position: Project Administrator
Anecdata.org
homepage: https://www.anecdata.org/user/abigailbar/
Anecdata.org Contributors
originator
position: Data Contributors
Anecdata.org
homepage: https://anecdata.org/
Jane Disney
originator
position: Associate Professor of Environmental Health
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: jdisney@mdibl.org
homepage: https://mdibl.org/faculty/jane-e-disney-ph-d/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-9802
Cait Bailey
originator
position: Systems Developer
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: cait@mdibl.org
Ashley Taylor
originator
position: Community Manager
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: ataylor@mdibl.org
Alexis Garretson
originator
position: Community Environmental Health Laboratory Manager
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: agarretson@mdibl.org
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Alexis Garretson
metadata author
position: Community Environmental Health Laboratory Manager
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: agarretson@mdibl.org
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Alexis Garretson
user
position: Community Environmental Health Laboratory Manager
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: agarretson@mdibl.org
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Alexis Garretson
administrative point of contact
position: Community Environmental Health Laboratory Manager
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: agarretson@mdibl.org
homepage: https://alexis-catherine.github.io/
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7260-0131
Jane Disney
administrative point of contact
position: Associate Professor of Environmental Health
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: jdisney@mdibl.org
homepage: https://mdibl.org/faculty/jane-e-disney-ph-d/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-9802
Cait Bailey
administrative point of contact
position: Systems Developer
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: cait@mdibl.org
Ashley Taylor
administrative point of contact
position: Community Manager
Anecdata.org
email: ataylor@mdibl.org
Anecdata.org
administrative point of contact
Anecdata.org
email: anecdata@mdibl.org
homepage: https://www.anecdata.org
Community Environmental Health Laboratory
administrative point of contact
position: Community Environmental Health Laboratory
MDI Biological Laboratory
159 Old Bar Harbor Rd.
Bar Harbor
04609
ME
US
email: CEHL@mdibl.org
homepage: https://mdibl.org/faculty/jane-e-disney-ph-d/
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4869-9802