Oftentimes we don’t notice changes from a single day to another, but if we collect data, such as e.g. images and then compare these images over time, perhaps with a little time gap in between, then often the changes stand out very clearly and oftentimes to an alarming degree.
I came across the video below which tells the story of the huge effects that is caused to incredibly large areas on a day to day basis by large scale trawl-fishing.
Now, I’m sure that you would notice the effect from trawl fishing if you were to visit the exact spot in concern just before and just after such a trawler had done its job there. But more than likely, we are not in fact visiting these exact spots, nor get our video or still shots from there, neither before nor after.
It begs the questions though: What will be the effect of the trawling on adjacent areas? and how quickly will we see such effects?
This is potentially where the Project Baseline initiative may again become helpful in collecting the data.
But even in areas not even remotely near heavy trawl fishing, the monitoring of the waters is valuable. So in other words, Project Baseline is not just seeking out areas of high controversy or drama.
Losing Nemo from mrlee.tv on Vimeo.
We need your help
We need your engagement in collecting and monitoring sites wherever you are. Perhaps you visit certain dive spots from time to time which would make it ideal for you to “adopt” such sites and commence your monitoring.
Here’s a few things that would be extremely helpful for us if you would gather in your efforts. Most of these things you more than likely would put into your dive log anyways:
1. Temperature – a simple temperature reading at the bottom of your dive depth. Any other weather attributes you would add can be useful too
2. Visibility – an objective visibility measure at depth would be helpful too. We will bring ideas of such measuring tools to you in future post.
3. Image – an image speaks a 1,000 words. Images are powerful, and especially if you aim to capture images of the exact same spot again and again over time.
4. Video – just like images, the videos can become very powerful and just like with capturing images, it is probably even more helpful if you video the same spots again and again over time
What to do when you have the material
When you have any material available, we would like you to share it freely with us on this website. Remember this initiative is a non-commercial initiative and we are aiming to gather good data from as many locations as possible on an ongoing basis and make all of it freely available to everyone, including those who may be able to do something really useful with it. Scientists and policy
makers could very likely make sensible use of the information and hopefully to an end that would benefit us all and our globe.
So when you have material to share, just reach out and we will find the best useable route for you to do so, either by you posting it on our website yourself as a contributor (you’ll get a username and login) or by sending us the material be email or by other means.
Have questions?
We welcome your questions. So do not hesitate to reach out with yours either by posting them below in the comment boxes or by sending us an email or contacting us via the contact form.
We hope that you will become an active part of the monitoring and the initiative and we will gladly help you get started.
Part of the idea behind the Project Baseline initiative by monitoring sites wherever you are is to monitor changes over time and as they happen.
Oftentimes we don’t notice changes from a single day to another, but if we collect data, such as e.g. images and then compare these images over time, perhaps with a little time gap in between, then often the changes stand out very clearly and oftentimes to an alarming degree.
I came across the video below which tells the story of the huge effects that is caused to incredibly large areas on a day to day basis by large scale trawl-fishing.
Now, I’m sure that you would notice the effect from trawl fishing if you were to visit the exact spot in concern just before and just after such a trawler had done its job there. But more than likely, we are not in fact visiting these exact spots, nor get our video or still shots from there, neither before nor after.
It begs the questions though: What will be the effect of the trawling on adjacent areas? and how quickly will we see such effects?
This is potentially where the Project Baseline initiative may again become helpful in collecting the data.
But even in areas not even remotely near heavy trawl fishing, the monitoring of the waters is valuable. So in other words, Project Baseline is not just seeking out areas of high controversy or drama.
Losing Nemo from mrlee.tv on Vimeo.
We need your help
We need your engagement in collecting and monitoring sites wherever you are. Perhaps you visit certain dive spots from time to time which would make it ideal for you to “adopt” such sites and commence your monitoring.
Here’s a few things that would be extremely helpful for us if you would gather in your efforts. Most of these things you more than likely would put into your dive log anyways:
1. Temperature – a simple temperature reading at the bottom of your dive depth. Any other weather attributes you would add can be useful too
2. Visibility – an objective visibility measure at depth would be helpful too. We will bring ideas of such measuring tools to you in future post.
3. Image – an image speaks a 1,000 words. Images are powerful, and especially if you aim to capture images of the exact same spot again and again over time.
4. Video – just like images, the videos can become very powerful and just like with capturing images, it is probably even more helpful if you video the same spots again and again over time
What to do when you have the material
When you have any material available, we would like you to share it freely with us on this website. Remember this initiative is a non-commercial initiative and we are aiming to gather good data from as many locations as possible on an ongoing basis and make all of it freely available to everyone, including those who may be able to do something really useful with it. Scientists and policy
makers could very likely make sensible use of the information and hopefully to an end that would benefit us all and our globe.
So when you have material to share, just reach out and we will find the best useable route for you to do so, either by you posting it on our website yourself as a contributor (you’ll get a username and login) or by sending us the material be email or by other means.
Have questions?
We welcome your questions. So do not hesitate to reach out with yours either by posting them below in the comment boxes or by sending us an email or contacting us via the contact form.
We hope that you will become an active part of the monitoring and the initiative and we will gladly help you get started.