MBON Pole to Pole Workshop for Rocky Shore Monitoring in Uruguay

An MBON Pole to Pole Workshop for Rocky Shore Monitoring in Uruguay was held during the 1^st-4^th October, 20204, organized by the Forum for the Conservation of the Patagonian Sea and Areas of Influence, during a course coordinated by Karumbé and Vida Silvestre Uruguay at Santa Teresa National Park.

Repeated monitoring with MBON Pole to Pole protocols will be coordinated in Uruguay by Dr. Gabriela Vélez-Rubio (FCIEN-CURE, Udelar).

The monitoring focuses on capturing photo-quadrats in the rocky intertidal zone and analyzing them using deep learning tools. The protocol was co-designed during workshops coordinated by the Marine Biodiversity Observation Network (MBON) and CONICET, with the participation of park rangers and wildlife rangers from Argentina and Chile.

The activity in Santa Teresa, Uruguay, served as a first step toward planning future workshops in Uruguay, which aim to incorporate this monitoring into the country’s coastal protected areas.

For more information on the monitoring workshops, see: https://riojournal.com/article/126660/