DiveBook / Citizen science

The Ocean Data Project

Your dive. A deeper record.

Divers see what satellites cannot. Record the conditions, habitats and lost gear you encounter, and contribute evidence for open ocean science.

Log a benthic survey Report ghost gear

Give what you can

$35 puts a safety boat on the water.

Pick an amount, or type your own. Monthly gifts are the most useful of all — they let us book boats, air fills and disposal before the season starts instead of scrambling afterwards.

What $20 a month does in a year

• 4 full air-fill rounds for the volunteer dive team
• 2 lift bags to bring up tyres, traps and batteries
• Your name on every harbour report we send to the towns

Weighed, not guessed

Every bag is weighed on the wharf and published.

Photo report in 7 days

Donors get the before/after photos and totals by email.

Secure checkout

Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay, handled by Stripe.

Monthly, cancel any time

One click from your receipt email. No questions.

Other amount (CAD) $

Give anonymously (hide my name from the supporters list)

Card, Apple Pay and Google Pay accepted. Payment is handled securely by Stripe.

Beyond the logbook

Harbours, equipment and the Atlas live on The Ocean Data Project.

Visit theoceandataproject.org for harbour restoration campaigns, equipment sponsorship packages and the Coastal Impact Atlas — Ghost Gear, European Green Crab and Whale Corridors.

Visit The Ocean Data Project Open Coastal Impact Atlas

Marine telemetry / community record

Reported field totals · not fundraising totals

Debris recovered: — kg
Benthic survey hours: — h
Ghost gear sightings: —

Loading reported field totals… Ghost gear notes are saved in individual dive logs; a separate sightings total is not yet available.

From your logbook to open ocean science

A useful observation pairs what you saw with where and when you saw it. DiveBook’s shared environmental records provide a foundation for open datasets; private logbook notes are not automatically published to the Atlas.

Bottom temperature

Temperature at depth adds a local record of seasonal change that surface measurements can miss.

Depth profiles

Depth, time and a site location give observations context. Imported computer profiles complement your field notes.

Benthic sightings

Species, habitat and repeat observations help document seabed conditions and potential invasive species.

Import a dive computer record

Eco Sentinel / environmental achievements

DiveBook badge milestones

Wildlife Observer

25 wildlife sightings reported.

Ghost Gear Hero

Removed any ghost gear.

Observe without disturbing habitat. Gear recovery requires appropriate training, permissions and a safe plan.