LONG-TERM MONITORING &CITIZEN SCIENCE
Janet J. Phipps, PhDPalm Beach County Reef Research Team
(PBC Dept Env Res Mgmt - RETIRED!)
Christmas Bird CountThe nation’s longest-running citizen science
bird project – 115 years and counting…
VOLUNTEER MONITORING:
CONSULTANT
COST/YEAR
YEAR TOTAL COSTS
CHARTER DIVE
BOAT COSTS TOTAL COSTS
2004-2006 $21,150 $18,250 $610,300
2006-2008 $13,408 $10,928 $377,844
2008-2010 $19,808 $17,328 $264,092
2011-2013 $21,432 $19,650
2013-2015 $22,318 $18,543
AVERAGE/YR: $9,812 $8,470 (86%) $208,706
COST COMPARISONS:
SHIP ONLY DEPLOY
DATE
MONITORING EVENTS AVE. NO. SPP AVE. NO.
FAMILIES
United Caribbean 2000 N=5: 2003 - 2010 46 (R=38-54) 18 (R=18-20)
Becks 1996 N=6: 2003 - 2013 50 (R=42-66) 19 (R=16-22)
Average: 48 19
ENHANCED REEF
Sea Emperor 1991 N=11: 2003 - 2015 48 (R=39-56) 20 (R=15-24)
Cross Current Reef 1998 N=9: 2002 - 2015 58 (R=33-70) 20 (R=14-24)
Average: 53 20
SHIPS ONLY DEPLOY
DATE
MONITORING
DATES
TOTAL NO.
SPP
TOTAL NO.
FAMILIES
Governor’s 2002 2/8/03 40 17
7/26/03 54 17
2/14/04 52 18
7/24/04 43 17
5/21/05 43 16
Average: (2003-2005) 46 17
SHIPS W/
CORRIDORS
DEPLOY
DATE
MONITORING
DATES
TOTAL NO.
SPP
TOTAL NO.
FAMILIES
Governor’s 2005/2006 2/4 & 9/9/2006* 62 18
4/4 & 8/25/2007* 66 18
4/12/2008* 82 24
4/18 & 7/25/2009* 68 22
4/28/2012* 73 22
Average: *data pooled
(2006-2012)
70 21
GOVERNOR’S RIVER WALK REEF:
Limerock boulders in 2006
Photo by Keith Mille, FWC
Limerock boulders 5 years
after deployment
Photo by Shannon Rountree
TOTAL NUMBERS of INDIVIDUALS
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
2 /
8 /
20
03
7 /
26
/20
03
2/1
4/2
00
4
7 /
24
/20
04
5 /
21
/20
05
2 /
4 /
20
06
9 /
9 /
20
06
4/4
/20
07
8 /
25
/20
07
4 /
12
/20
08
4/1
8/2
00
9
7/2
5/2
00
9
7/3
0/2
01
1
4/2
8/2
01
2
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SHIPS ONLY -|- SHIPS WITH CORRIDORS
SNAPPERS
SNAPPERS
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
NU
MB
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F D
AM
SELF
ISH
SHIPS ONLY -|- SHIPS WITH CORRIDORS
DAMSELFISH
DAMSELFISH
0
10
20
30
40
50
601
99
9
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
20
08
20
09
20
10
20
11
20
12
20
13
20
14
20
15
Numbers of Goliath Groupers by Year
SHIPS
L/C
Ships: ships and ships with concrete/limerock
L/C: Limerock and/or Concrete reefs only