Citizen Science Workshop: Fish Monitoring

ORCA's Fish Monitoring project is designed to collect data related to the accumulation of toxins (naturally occurring) and toxicants (manmade) in fish living in the Indian River Lagoon and contributing waters (e.g. Lake Okeechobee, canals). Engaging Citizen Scientists in this project allows us to create a large data set that is continually growing – both spatially and temporally. The data collected in this project provides evidence of the degree to which specific pollutants are accumulating in the aquatic food chain – which then may be transferred to humans and other animals that eat fish. It will also provide evidence to support our efforts to localize sources of specific pollutants.

Fish Monitoring Citizen Scientists assist in collecting fish, as well as processing and analyzing samples in the lab at ORCA’s Center for Citizen Science. At this workshop, volunteers will be trained to dissect and process fish for lab analysis.

Register here: https://orca.dm.networkforgood.com/forms/register-for-one-health-fish-monitoring-dissection-processing-workshop-11-18

For more information, please email Missy at mweiss@teamorca.org