Hello MARMAM community, After my post last month about teaching a data science course for marine science and governance, I received a lot of interest from people wanting to visualize and explore their own marine mammal datasets — from cetacean occurrence and distributions, to behaviour, pollution and threat interactions, strandings, and more. Many also asked if they could take the course themselves.
It highlighted a broader need than I expected: helping researchers and teams think through and improve the full data workflow — from monitoring design and modernization, through data collection, management, visualization, analysis, and reporting. We’re going to pilot a series of short, 60-minute, small-group sessions to explore where support is most needed and whether this format can help researchers and practitioners move their projects forward. During these FREE sessions, we’ll discuss: ✔️ The data you have — and the data you may need ✔️ Different spatio-temporal datasets and visualization approaches ✔️ Setting up your first FREE eOceans project ✔️ Approaches for reviewing and interpreting visualized data ✔️ Tips for collaboration and dissemination ✔️ How automated workflows can reduce repetitive tasks and support faster insights and reporting These sessions are intended for people building or improving marine monitoring and research programs — including marine mammal monitoring, biodiversity surveys, fisheries, conservation, pollution, and other initiatives where well-structured data can support stronger evidence and better decisions in complex systems. No code or GIS experience needed. Learn more and sign up here <https://eoceans.co/sign-up-group-onboarding-sessions-eoceans>. Please share with colleagues who may find this useful, and feel free to contact me with any comments or suggestions. We’re keen to help reduce workflow challenges, increase capacity, and support teams in turning their data into useful outputs and evidence. Thanks, Chris -- *Chris Ward-Paige, PhD* CEO *eOceans🇨🇦* [email protected] website: eOceans <https://www.eoceans.org/> mobile app: iOS <https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/eoceans/id1495841229> and Android <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=co.eoceans.app&hl=en_CA&gl=US> Book a meeting: *here* <https://calendar.app.google/7eZwdjZSnptjVrpu8> eOceans is located in *Mi’kma’ki*, the unceded and ancestral territory of the *Mi’kmaq People*. This message is intended only for the addressee. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, distributing, copying, or in any way using this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete copies you received.
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