tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343122757958445.post6257905679471115287..comments2023-10-10T10:59:04.841-04:00Comments on The Fisheries Blog: Citizen Science: Fishing for DataThe Fisheries Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01179506775713371443noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343122757958445.post-49711297329697008902013-02-05T08:28:40.511-05:002013-02-05T08:28:40.511-05:00Thanks, Dave. You are absolutely correct that the...Thanks, Dave. You are absolutely correct that there are (serious) limitations on permitting untrained individuals to collect data. So these approaches are clearly not for every project. But like anything, it's tradeoffs; the data might be free, but that might also mean that the researcher needs to put some serious thought into how the questions are asked/presented and what the expectations of data are. The Fisheries Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01179506775713371443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343122757958445.post-23388120040932540982013-02-05T08:20:53.064-05:002013-02-05T08:20:53.064-05:00Great ideas here. For fishery resources, the proce...Great ideas here. For fishery resources, the process itself may be the endpoint; involvement=awareness. I'm sure a developer of such an app would also include a proper fish ID component. Brandon Peopleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06306598231289851569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3749343122757958445.post-54332247271706263882013-02-04T17:52:22.602-05:002013-02-04T17:52:22.602-05:00Great post Steve. I agree on most counts, especial...Great post Steve. I agree on most counts, especially regarding the developing world (SE Asia in my experience). However, it did bring to mind the recent article in NAJFM where most anglers in at least one area of the eastern US thought all sunfish were bluegill!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875843872048901958noreply@blogger.com