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About Sandwatch
Contact Us
Latest News
2015 Archives
Participating Countries
Our Publications
The Sandwatcher Magazines
The Sandwatch Manual(s)
Most Significant Change Stories
Sandwatch Brochure
Sandwatch Workshops
Sandwatch Competitions
International Conferences
>
Lincoln Symposium
Rio+20 Conference
UNESCO Experts Meeting
The Bonn Conference
Paris, UNESCO HQ 2009
Beach Records
Beach Records (English)
Dossier Plage (Français)
Countries with Beach Records
Tools
Sandwatch Turtle Toolkit
Sandwatch Training Videos
CCESD Course Materials
The Caribbean Academy of Science
Beach and Group Records Forms
Form 1 About Your Beach
Complete Form 1 only once, after the first visit to the beach,
unless any information has changed.
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Indicates required field
Country:
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Name of beach:
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Name of Sandwatch group:
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Name of school/organization:
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Address:
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Name of contact person:
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Email address of contact:
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Email address will be kept private and not shared.
Location of Beach - complete ONE of the following 3 fields:
1. Insert the latitude and longitude, OR
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2. Find your beach on Google Maps, and identify a nearby landmark on Google Maps, and describe how to walk from the landmark to your beach. OR
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3. Insert an image taken from Google Maps
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Sketch map of beach:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Observe and record:
Walk the length of the beach, or the section of the beach chosen for monitoring, and observe and write down all the different aspects of the beach and the activities taking place, e.g. type of beach material, animals, plants, buildings behind the beach, human activities, debris.
Draw by hand a simple sketch map
displaying some of the key observations. Discuss the map with the group. Take a photo of the sketch map, save it as a JPG, PNG, or GIF image, select Choose File to insert.
Length of beach monitored by Sandwatch group (metres):
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Is this the entire length of the beach?
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Yes
No
Establish up to 3
measurement points at the beach (include photo with date taken):
Description of Point A:
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Select three points at the back of the beach where the beach width and other measurements start (see Form 2). Each point should be safe from storm waves, e.g. a building or a wall.
If the group makes only one set of measurements, submit the description for Point A and the photo for Point A only.
Insert a description of Point A (include a GPS reference if available) and insert a photo for Point A.
Description of Point B:
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Establish a second point (Point B) at the back of the beach where the beach width and other measurements start (see Form 2). The point should be safe from storm waves, e.g. a building or a wall.
(If the group makes only one set of measurements, do not fill this field.)
Insert a description of Point B (include a GPS reference if available) and insert a photo for Point B.
Description of Point C:
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Establish a third point (Point C) at the back of the beach where the beach width and other measurements start (see Form 2). The point should be safe from storm waves, e.g. a building or a wall.
(If the group makes only one set of measurements, do not fill this field.)
Insert a description of Point C (include a GPS reference if available) and insert a photo for Point C.
Photo of Point A:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Date A:
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Photo of Point B:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Date B:
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Photo of Point C:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Date C:
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What is behind the beach:
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Wetland/mangroves/swamps
Low land with trees/shrubs/plants
Sand dunes
Cliffs
Buildings/roads
Walls/seawall
Car park
Picnic area
Other
Tick one or more of the boxes.
If other, describe:
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Presence of a river or stream:
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Yes
No
Include up to 3 general photos of the beach (with caption and date taken):
Photo 1:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Caption 1:
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Date 1:
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Photo 2:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Caption 2:
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Date 2:
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Photo 3:
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JPG, PNG or GIF, 2-3 MB adequate
Caption 3:
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Date 3:
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Submit Form 1