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A low-cost open-source audio-video array to identify fish sounds.

Many fish produce sounds that could be used to monitor them non-intrusively over long periods of time...

Xavier Mouy

Independent Researcher

85%
funded

$8,500
goal

2
days left

Improving Soil Health with Oyster Industry "Waste"

Agricultural soils in The Gambia, West Africa, are highly acidic, which greatly reduces plant growth and...

Andy Blunk

Gambia

68%
funded

$4,665
goal

8
days left

What kinds of supports are needed to enable a transition to a low-carbon US commercial fishing fleet?

The urgency of climate change and record-high diesel fuel prices are motivating commercial fishermen to...

Sarah Schumann

Shining Sea Fisheries Consulting LLC

43%
funded

$9,000
goal

7
days left

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