ESTUARYWATCH

EstuaryWatch is a successful citizen science program that supports community members to actively participate in the monitoring of estuary health. EstuaryWatch volunteers are passionate about their local environment and enjoy meeting once a month to collect valuable data on the condition of their local waterway... In each of the regions where EstuaryWatch is active, volunteer data has been used to inform better estuary management. Observations, photos and water quality data collected by EstuaryWatchers have been referred to as part of algal bloom, fish death and storm surge response and has been incorporated into estuary management plans, research projects and the decision support tool for artificial estuary openings in Victoria, the Estuary Entrance Management Support System (EEMSS).