The other day, ZDNet had a fascinating story about how the Australian conservation organization Citizens of the Great Barrier Reef is bringing together visitors, divers, scientists, researchers, business and ships to carry out a census of the reef. The reef is huge – about the size of Italy or the length of the continental USA – and up til now, data has only been collected regularly from only 5-10% of its area.

“Join our world-first citizen science effort to survey the Great Barrier Reef,” the organization says. “Our ambition with this reef-wide, collaborative project is not only to deliver vital insights for the conservation of this iconic ecosystem, but to engage the global community in the future of the Reef through education, storytelling and action.”