Mega Fauna vs COSEA

Mega Fauna is an educational guide, free to use for identification of different species of marine and terrestrial mammals of the Indian subcontinent. The first release brings to you 31 Marine Mammal species with descriptions in 16 languages. In the hope that the app is useful for students, seafaring officers, researchers, fishers, policy makers and naturalists. Fishermen or those who spend most time at sea can use the app for identifying marine mammals & thus support conservation efforts by reporting sightings, standings as well as releasing accidentally caught marine mammals. The app works without internet connectivity and does not require any login or registration in order to access the information. Future improvements are planned to add more photos, vocalisations & updated info on different species.

With COSEA you can observe your marine environment, document coastal habitats or species, do activities, and report on pollution, infrastructure, and the blue economy. COSEA is a collaborative, participatory, and community-driven project. With your contributions on the map and your activity in the app, you help scientists better understand the impacts and drivers of marine factors to protect and foster healthy relationship between humans and our seas. What can you do? In COSEA you can add your photos and data, aka "Spots, on the map. By submitting your observations and documentation, you can build up an environment notebook in your user profile and map your area. You can also interact, comment, and exchange with others in the user community, or simply respond to the contribution of a friend in the app with a heart & like. We all share a deep care for our seas and their resilience in changing times. With COSEA you can help strengthen a healthy relationship between humans and our oceans and learn more about marine protection, social impacts and sustainable use of natural resources. Open Project COSEA is an open project. We invite actors, stakeholders, environment groups, associations, youth projects, and others to co-use the COSEA App for observations, data collection, and community building. During the course of the projects, we will build innovative tools for you to enable independent and self-governed usage of COSEA for your marine and coastal activities. The COSEA App is running on the SPOTTERON Citizen Science Platform at www.spotteron.net