Project BASELINE: Puerto Madryn, Argentina  

If you’re a diver passionate about marine protection and interested in participating in a global citizen science project, consider joining the Project Baseline team in Puerto Madryn. Project Baseline aims to illuminate underwater conditions through images and data collected by those most connected to these environments. Together, our community, images, and data contribute to the necessary changes to restore and protect the world we aspire to live in.

How can I participate?

If you go diving to the Folias shipwreck in Puerto Madryn, you will find three stations marked with a sign that has a Secchi Disk on it. Take pictures from 2 meters away using the line as a reference (a mark with an ‘F’ will indicate 2 meters). Then, you can record horizontal visibility using the rope by counting how many 1-meter marks until the Secchi Disk disappears. See the video for an example.​

You can help with the maintenance of the stations by cleaning the signs. If you see something that’s broken, please let us know.

Why Project Baseline?

Sending data from the places you explore will help to understand changes that may be occurring due to environmental or anthropogenic processes. These programs are important because they show what’s happening underwater to people who don’t dive.

Name of the project: Puerto Madryn, Patagonia Argentina