Commercial Ship Vessel
Fouling Outreach
A grant-funded project under the West Coast
Ballast Outreach Project
Alisha Dahlstrom, Jodi Cassell, and Annie Pierpoint
Project Goals
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Improve awareness of and interest in commercial
vessel fouling and AIS among the maritime industry
and California general public
Improve public capacity for critical scientific thought
about commercial vessel fouling, AIS, and other
environmental issues to build support for AIS funding
Build regional partnerships to learn from existing AIS
education programs in other states
Provide regional and national presentations about the
exhibit and project findings to increase the potential for
extending exhibit use to other coastal regions
Components of Project
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A 1-pg insert for WCBOP
brochure;
Exhibit at informal science
education facilities (ISEFs),
including aquaria, visitor’s centers,
and museums; and
Interactive classroom curriculum
and activities
Brochure Insert
Design:
use artwork from the original brochure to
create an insert that fits graphically with the
original brochure.
Content:
focus on vessel fouling aspects
particularly relevant to the maritime industry and
policy makers – e.g., new regulations and
research, respectively.
Distribution:
via the WCBOP newsletter’s mailing
list (over 2200 domestic members and 350
international members), and included in all future
brochure distribution.
Hull Fouling Exhibit
Design:
The ISEF display’s design will be modeled after an exhibit
from the successful Oregon Sea Grant education program, "Invasion of
the Habitat-Snatchers," a multi-media exhibit about AIS issues that
targets multi-age learners, ranging from six years to adult. The
interactive exhibit, “Wheel of Misfortune”, consists of a moveable wheel
with fouling species along the edge that correlates with a PowerPoint
slide and real image of that species in both juvenile and adult form.
Content:
The exhibit will contain information on common fouling
specimens from the West Coast, including preserved specimens,
images of various life stages, and a PPT slide on each.
Distribution: Aquarium
of the Bay (San Francisco), Seymour Marine
Discovery Center (Long Marine Laboratory, UC Santa Cruz), Bay Model
Visitor Center (Sausalito), Hatfield Marine Science Center (Oregon
State University), Lawrence Hall of Science (UC Berkeley), and Ty
Warner Sea Center (Santa Barbara)…others?
Wheel of Misfortune
Classroom Curriculum
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Design: The classroom curriculum activities will be developed
by WCBOP Education Coordinator, Annie Pierpoint, for youth at
levels middle school and higher, with re-usable multimedia kits
for each classroom.
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Content: The curriculum activities will be adapted from the
exhibit content in a way that engages the students to
understand vessel fouling/AIS issues in a more tangible
manner.
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Distribution: The WCBOP staff will train teachers and informal
educators, including 4-H youth leaders, non-profit groups, and
other interested parties how to use the kits, which will be
transferred from class to class, as teachers finish the vessel
fouling curriculum.
Evaluation
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Design: VFOP will adapt methodologies used by Oregon
Sea Grant staff throughout the project and evaluation
process.
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Content: To determine whether the objectives have been
met, evaluation will be completed both (1) on the
materials themselves and (2) the knowledge the
materials produce.
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Distribution: Initial evaluation of the project itself will be
performed via focus groups comprised of volunteers and
groups associated with the project and advisory
committee; final evaluation will analyze our target
audience’s knowledge.
Questions?
Input?