Plankton Portal: Citizen Scientists Explore The Open Ocean From The Comfort Of Home

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 - 13:10 in Earth & Climate

A new citizen science project allows you to explore the open ocean from the comfort of your home. You can 'dive' hundreds of feet deep, and observe the unperturbed ocean and the myriad animals that inhabit the earth's last frontier. The goal of the project is to enlist volunteers to classify millions of underwater images to study plankton diversity, distribution and behavior in the open ocean - even cheaper labor than post-docs.  read more

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