Happy World Aquatic Animal Day!

[Nerrissa]

Happy World Aquatic Animal Day!

This Sunday, April 3rd, join us to celebrate World Aquatic Animal Day. Let’s spread awareness among the people around us on how critical aquatic animals are for society and ecosystems.

What are aquatic animals? Any animal that lives in water for most of or all its life is an aquatic animal—for example, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and coral. In recent years, the need to protect these valuable animals has generated important changes, including formulating new policies, planning outreach programs, and finding solutions for preserving aquatic animals.

Here is a list of Learn ArcGIS lessons that focus on aquatic animals. These lessons show you how to use GIS to assist in spatial planning efforts and aid in the overall preservation of aquatic animals:

• Connect streams for salmon migration. In this lesson scenario, you are a GIS technician identifying the best locations for constructing aquatic bypasses for salmon to migrate and access freshwater.
• Monitor whales with a multilingual survey. In this lesson scenario, you are a resident of Costa Rica who needs to create a survey to collect information about whale populations and other marine species.
• Explore NOAA's deep-sea coral database. In this lesson scenario, you explore NOAA's deep-sea coral database by answering questions about coral observations recorded in Hawaii.

Please enjoy these Learn ArcGIS lessons and let us know how you plan to celebrate World Aquatic Animal Day!