{"id":309,"date":"2018-08-01T17:07:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-01T17:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/?page_id=309"},"modified":"2019-04-15T21:33:09","modified_gmt":"2019-04-15T21:33:09","slug":"mera-beach-survey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/mera-beach-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"MERA Beach Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Survey details<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>WHAT: In conjunction with other research activities, the MERA Beach and Follow-up surveys are important tools to help us better understand beach recreation and its relationship with public health.<\/p>\n<p>WHY: These types of surveys are commonly used to inform the creation of new guidelines that will help beach management and protect the health of those who visit the beach.<\/p>\n<p>WHO: Scientists from Southern Methodist University and the University of South Florida work in collaboration with scientists from the Costa Rican National Water Lab and students from Costa Rican Universities to execute surveys to people visiting the beach. This effort is supported by non-governmental,\u00a0non-profit organizations: Fundaci\u00f3n MarVia and OneSea.<\/p>\n<p>WHERE: A beach along the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica<\/p>\n<p>WHEN: August \u2013 October 2018 and January \u2013 March 2019<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-309 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/research-team\/equipo\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Equipo-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-321\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-321'>\n\t\t\t\tEstudiantes Universitarios de Costa Rica\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/research-team\/cr-beach-surfer-2\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/CR-beach-surfer-2-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/jac1-sunday-low-tide\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/JAC1-sunday-low-tide-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<blockquote><p>Beach and follow-up survey participants can elect to enroll in a monthly raffle after completing the follow-up survey to win a plastic-free beach bundle:<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>Polarized sunglasses, with a wooden frame and plastic free! Provided by MERA collaborator, OneSea.Org<\/li>\n<li>#Chao plastic glass water bottle, provided by MERA collaborator Foundation MarViva<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A total of six raffles will be held and one plastic-free beach bundle will be awarded to the raffle winner the last day of each of the following months: August 2018, September 2018, October 2018, January 2019, February 2019, and March 2019. Winners will be contacted via phone message, Whatsapp message, or email.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of March 2019&#8217;s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-381 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Raffle-march-1024x996.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Raffle-march-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Raffle-march-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Raffle-march-768x747.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Raffle-march-1200x1167.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of February 2019&#8217;s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-377\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/raffle.feb2019-1024x739.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/raffle.feb2019-1024x739.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/raffle.feb2019-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/raffle.feb2019-768x555.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/raffle.feb2019-1200x866.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of January 2019&#8217;s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-371\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/janrafflewinner-951x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"904\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of October 2018\u2019s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-367 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181119_104738909-1024x964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181119_104738909-1024x964.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181119_104738909-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181119_104738909-768x723.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/IMG_20181119_104738909-1200x1130.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of September 2018\u2019s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-336\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-sept-1024x636.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-sept-1024x636.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-sept-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-sept-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-sept-1200x745.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The winner of August 2018\u2019s raffle has received their prize!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-331 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/mera.marine.usf.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"840\" height=\"541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434-1200x772.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.marine.usf.edu\/mera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/raffle-august-e1538586813434.jpg 1251w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Survey details WHAT: In conjunction with other research 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