GET INVOLVED
Citizen Science
Help build a clearer picture of change across the Great Southern Reef.
why citizen science matters
Citizen science gives people across the Great Southern Reef a direct role in monitoring marine life, habitats and environmental change. From photographing seadragons and tracking kelp to recording unusual species and helping restore habitat, community observations can contribute valuable information to research and management.
every observation can add to the picture
Find a project
there’s more than one way to contribute
Whether you’re a diver, beachcomber, photographer or simply curious about the coast, there’s a citizen science project you can take part in.
Species & Wildlife
A community-based research initiative with a mission to collect data about wild seadragon populations across Australia using underwater photography.
Seadragon Search
This project, funded by Deakin University and by the Victorian Government through the Port Phillip Bay Fund initiative, has been created to collect data on Australian great spider crabs and their aggregations.
Spider crab watch
This project invites Australians to share sightings of marine species that are ‘uncommon’ to their local seas.
REDMAP
Monitoring wild seadragon populations across Australia through community involvement
Sea slug Census
Monitoring wild seadragon populations across Australia through community involvement
Great Egg Case Hunt
Habitat & Reef Health
This project invites ocean users to share their recent and historical sightings of the endangered and disappearing giant kelp (Macrocystis pyrifera) across Tasmania, Victoria, and South Australia.
Kelp Tracker
Reef Life Survey is a non-profit citizen science program in which trained SCUBA divers undertake standardised underwater visual surveys of reef biodiversity on rocky and coral reefs around the world.
Reef Life Survey
This project is looking at how dive sites have changed through time based on information captured in the photographs and videos of divers.
In bygone dives
Restoration & Stewardship
Join a community of volunteers who share our determination to restore and rebuild fish habitat across Australia.
Seeds for Snapper
Citizen science initiatives are a key tool in the fight against marine debris. You can contribute valuable data that helps track debris and understand its sources and movements. This data is crucial for informing policy and creating effective waste management.
Clean ups
Join Our Community
Sign up to our monthly newsletter to receive the latest updates from around the GSR.