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MeDON – Project Partner meeting

MeDON – Project Partner meeting. WP5 Public Outreach / Dissemination Océanopolis – National Marine Aquarium 27th June 2011-Océanopolis, Brest, France. Work Package 5 : Raise public awareness as regards the marine environment. Assess public awareness of the marine environment

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MeDON – Project Partner meeting

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  1. MeDON – Project Partner meeting WP5 Public Outreach / Dissemination Océanopolis – National Marine Aquarium 27th June 2011-Océanopolis, Brest, France

  2. Work Package 5 : Raise public awareness as regards the marine environment • Assess public awareness of the marine environment • A questionnaire (2 versions ENG and FR) • Set up and implement a communication strategy, with • A large dissemination of the project towards the public during public events • Educative activities with schools • Exhibition (2 versions ENG and FR) • Film ->Meeting between Océanopolis and NMA in April 2011

  3. Action 5.1Assess public awareness of the marine environment • The questionnaire was divided into the following sections: • General questions • Open’ questions about marine environment • The underwater observatories • Information sources (level of trust) • Applications • 135 people answered at Oceanopolis, most of them coming from Brittany • 102 responses from NMA were collected, mostly from South-West England

  4. Action 5.1Assess public awareness of the marine environment • Questionnaire Analysis (Oceanopolis): • Scientific cruises, satellites, observatories : • the public often hears about the scientific activities, but considers being little of not informed (78.5; 88,12 & 87,4%) • Interests of underwater observatories : • 47,4 %- Having access to datasets in real time • 11,1 % - Displaying data to any interested person, scientist or not • 23,7 - Reducing sea cruises costs • 37% - Measuring parameters without disturbing • 48,9 % - Having a continuous access to long term data series • 3,7% - No interest

  5. Action 5.1Assess public awareness of the marine environment • Underwater Observatories : • How informed do you feel about acoustics : • Very low (88,9% not or very poorly informed) • How informed do you feel about sea currents : • Very low (82% not or very poorly informed) • How informed do you feel about temperature : • Very low (85,9% not or very poorly informed)

  6. Action 5.1Assess public awareness of the marine environment Information sources : • Where, if at all, have you seen or heard of about marine environment ? • Specialized Magazines 14,8% • Press 54,1% • Internet 25,2% • Radio 38,5% • Television 63% • In your opinion, what is the best support to inform the public about marine environment ? • Exhibitions 19,3% • Films 39,3% • Conferences18,5 % • Documents (books, flyers…) 14,8% • Internet web sites 8,1%

  7. Action 5.1Exhibition Content • Theme 1 : How do we sense the sea / Observe and monitor the ocean ? • Several methods : • Satellites, research vessels, buoys, ROVs, Divers, cabled observatories, commercial vessels … • What type of parameter is monitor, and what for ? • Theme 2 : Medon Cabled observatory • The panel is to be displayed on the top of the model • Panel : Why chosing Molène Island : the site’s characteristics • Theme 3 : Focus on a case study : Acoustics • Sea Bed Activity/ Scalops • Boats traffic • Ie : Focus on Ensta work • Theme 4 : Who’s working on such a project ? • Engineers, acousticiens, biologists, technicians, public outreach & education, coastal management • Touch screen with interviews of these people • And 1 film on the Medon observatory.

  8. Action 5.1Educative activities with schools • The educative activities with schools • In Brest : Lycée de l’Harteloire will participate from September 2011 • In Plymouth : Marine Academy Plymouth will participate from September 2011 • The teachers would like scientists to present the project to the pupils (in the school or at Aquariums) – October 2011. • Date of the meeting between the 2 schools to be decided (February 2012)

  9. Action 5.1A large dissemination of the project towards the public during public events • 2011 - Program of conferences and events • European Researchers night (23 September 2011) - Océanopolis • “Fête de la Science” (14-16 October 2011) - Océanopolis • Just Add H2O Science fayre • 2012 - Program of conferences and events • European Researchers night – Océanopolis & National Marine Aquarium • “Fête de la Science” - Océanopolis • 1 conference to be integrated into the annual lecture program – Océanopolis • Plymouth international Marine Festival

  10. Action 5.1Film • Show the chronological set up of the Medon observatory • Show Key events : Building, cable arrival, deployment … • Connect human senses to observatories’ sensors • Better links between the scientists and the outreach partners, in order to make the film

  11. Schedule

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