Commercial Ship Vessel Commercial Ship Vessel Fouling OutreachFouling Outreach

A grant-funded project under the West Coast A grant-funded project under the West Coast Ballast Outreach ProjectBallast Outreach Project

Alisha Dahlstrom, Jodi Cassell, and Annie PierpointAlisha Dahlstrom, Jodi Cassell, and Annie Pierpoint

Project GoalsProject Goals

Improve Improve awarenessawareness of and of and interestinterest in commercial in commercial vessel fouling and AIS among the maritime industry vessel fouling and AIS among the maritime industry and California general public and California general public

Improve public capacity for Improve public capacity for critical scientific thoughtcritical scientific thought about commercial vessel fouling, AIS, and other about commercial vessel fouling, AIS, and other environmental issues to build support for AIS fundingenvironmental issues to build support for AIS funding

Build Build regional partnershipsregional partnerships to learn from existing AIS to learn from existing AIS education programs in other states education programs in other states

Provide regional and national presentations about the Provide regional and national presentations about the exhibit and project findings to increase the potential for exhibit and project findings to increase the potential for extending exhibitextending exhibit use to other coastal regions use to other coastal regions

Components of ProjectComponents of Project

1.1. A 1-pg insert for WCBOP A 1-pg insert for WCBOP brochure;brochure;

2.2. Exhibit at informal science Exhibit at informal science education facilities (ISEFs), education facilities (ISEFs), including aquaria, visitor’s centers, including aquaria, visitor’s centers, and museums; andand museums; and

3.3. Interactive classroom curriculum Interactive classroom curriculum and activities and activities

Brochure InsertBrochure InsertDesign: use artwork from the original brochure to Design: use artwork from the original brochure to create an insert that fits graphically with the create an insert that fits graphically with the original brochure. original brochure.

Content: focus on vessel fouling aspects Content: focus on vessel fouling aspects particularly relevant to the maritime industry and particularly relevant to the maritime industry and policy makers – e.g., new regulations and policy makers – e.g., new regulations and research, respectively. research, respectively.

Distribution: via the WCBOP newsletter’s mailing Distribution: via the WCBOP newsletter’s mailing list (over 2200 domestic members and 350 list (over 2200 domestic members and 350 international members), and included in all future international members), and included in all future brochure distribution. brochure distribution.

Hull Fouling ExhibitHull Fouling ExhibitDesign: The ISEF display’s design will be modeled after an exhibit Design: The ISEF display’s design will be modeled after an exhibit from the successful Oregon Sea Grant education program, "Invasion of from the successful Oregon Sea Grant education program, "Invasion of the Habitat-Snatchers," a multi-media exhibit about AIS issues that the Habitat-Snatchers," a multi-media exhibit about AIS issues that targets multi-age learners, ranging from six years to adult. The targets multi-age learners, ranging from six years to adult. The interactive exhibit, “Wheel of Misfortune”, consists of a moveable wheel interactive exhibit, “Wheel of Misfortune”, consists of a moveable wheel with fouling species along the edge that correlates with a PowerPoint with fouling species along the edge that correlates with a PowerPoint slide and real image of that species in both juvenile and adult form.slide and real image of that species in both juvenile and adult form.

Content: The exhibit will contain information on common fouling Content: The exhibit will contain information on common fouling specimens from the West Coast, including preserved specimens, specimens from the West Coast, including preserved specimens, images of various life stages, and a PPT slide on each.images of various life stages, and a PPT slide on each.

Distribution: Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco), Seymour Marine Distribution: Aquarium of the Bay (San Francisco), Seymour Marine Discovery Center (Long Marine Laboratory, UC Santa Cruz), Bay Model Discovery Center (Long Marine Laboratory, UC Santa Cruz), Bay Model Visitor Center (Sausalito), Hatfield Marine Science Center (Oregon State Visitor Center (Sausalito), Hatfield Marine Science Center (Oregon State University), Lawrence Hall of Science (UC Berkeley), and Ty Warner University), Lawrence Hall of Science (UC Berkeley), and Ty Warner Sea Center (Santa Barbara)…others?Sea Center (Santa Barbara)…others?

Wheel of MisfortuneWheel of Misfortune

Classroom CurriculumClassroom Curriculum Design: The classroom curriculum activities will be developed Design: The classroom curriculum activities will be developed

by WCBOP Education Coordinator, Annie Pierpoint, for youth at by WCBOP Education Coordinator, Annie Pierpoint, for youth at levels middle school and higher, with re-usable multimedia kits levels middle school and higher, with re-usable multimedia kits for each classroom. for each classroom.

Content: The curriculum activities will be adapted from the Content: The curriculum activities will be adapted from the exhibit content in a way that engages the students to exhibit content in a way that engages the students to understand vessel fouling/AIS issues in a more tangible understand vessel fouling/AIS issues in a more tangible manner. manner.

Distribution: The WCBOP staff will train teachers and informal Distribution: The WCBOP staff will train teachers and informal educators, including 4-H youth leaders, non-profit groups, and educators, including 4-H youth leaders, non-profit groups, and other interested parties how to use the kits, which will be other interested parties how to use the kits, which will be transferred from class to class, as teachers finish the vessel transferred from class to class, as teachers finish the vessel fouling curriculum. fouling curriculum.

EvaluationEvaluation Design: VFOP will adapt methodologies used by Oregon Design: VFOP will adapt methodologies used by Oregon

Sea Grant staff throughout the project and evaluation Sea Grant staff throughout the project and evaluation process.process.

Content: To determine whether the objectives have been Content: To determine whether the objectives have been met, evaluation will be completed both (1) on the met, evaluation will be completed both (1) on the materials themselves and (2) the knowledge the materials themselves and (2) the knowledge the materials produce. materials produce.

Distribution: Initial evaluation of the project itself will be Distribution: Initial evaluation of the project itself will be performed via focus groups comprised of volunteers and performed via focus groups comprised of volunteers and groups associated with the project and advisory groups associated with the project and advisory committee; final evaluation will analyze our target committee; final evaluation will analyze our target audience’s knowledge. audience’s knowledge.

Questions?Questions?

Input?Input?