New Guide to fishes of the Coral Sea Marine Park
One of the tools in iNaturalist is the opportunity to create online guides.
We are sharing the 'Field Guide to Fishes of the Coral Sea Marine Park, Queensland, Australia' by Smith, A.K., DiBattista, J., Tol, S., Kustra, L June 2024
The purpose for this field guide is to increase knowledge of the fishes in the Coral Sea Marine Park and to document changes over time. The project was created by community (citizen) scientists for other scientists, citizen scientists, tourists, snorkelers, fishers, SCUBA divers, traditional owners, students, and marine park managers to increase knowledge. As the Coral Sea Marine Park is remote in nature, observations from any visiting the park are welcomed and encouraged.
It brings together multiple citizen science programs and the expertise of the authors that shared in observing several of these species while teaching citizen science tools to passengers during a voyage in the Coral Sea Marine Park in October/November 2023.
All observations are Research grade standard so they have been verified by two or more independent experts.
This guide contains 403 species of ray-finned fish and 10 species of sharks and rays. It is not exhaustive and we anticipate more species will be added and the guide will be updated.
Please use, share and provide feedback so we can increase knowledge and participation and ultimately best practice tourism, fishing and management of this amazing area.
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