Comparing COASST and NOSC

In addition to working with NOSC, I am an intern with Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey (COASST). COASST is a world wide survey team consisting of volunteers and paid workers. COASST monitors the beaches around the world in search of dead birds and garbage. The reason behind looking for dead birds on the beach, is that finding a dead bird is a sign of a weakened ecosystem. My work is teamed with a volunteer of COASST and another intern. Our routine of a day includes a two mile walk down the spit in search of any type of bird. When we find a bird, we identify it, tag it, record where we found it. The data we record is basically the wing length, the tarsus, the beak length, and how we found it. The aim of COASST is to submit their findings to a worldwide data base. COASST can then try to identify the glitch in the environment and decide to take action. This relates to The Salmon Coalition in many ways. The goals of The Salmon Coalition are to inform the public of their findings and take action in the habitat that affects salmon. The multitudes of each groups' values are numerous and each mean good virtue to their environment. Both groups, NOSC and COASST each know what to do with their time and how to support their cause. They go out in the field with a mission of success.