Moanamana: Trialling the new Moanamana App

Over the last few weeks we have been spending time at the Worser Bay Boat Club learning the tools for collecting Marine Science data. This, in preparation for entering into the new Marine Research data base on the Moanamana App. Now data we collect at the beach will be stored in the same place and we will be able to make comparisons with other group's data, analyisng differences and similarities over time and in different conditions. Following this approach we will build base line data for further comparisons. It is truly a wonderland when you start to look at Plankton under the microscope. There are so many questions about the species we are seeing but we are beginning to be able to navigate our way around this using other Apps like inaturalist.

Last week we launched the Waka Hourua as well as doing the Science and this week some of us sailed the Optimists, a good name for a boats used by Worser Bay kids! It was great to see our kids so confident in the water.