Nomination form for NBN Award for Marine Wildlife Recording 2025

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Wildlife Records and Sharing Data [300 words maximum] (For example: • Are the nominee’s records filling gaps in knowledge of certain marine or coastal species or locations? • Which species do they record? • Are their records being shared openly via iRecord, iSpot, iNaturalistUK or in some other way? • Are the nominee’s records shared with a Local Environmental Record Centre, another organisation and/or via the NBN Atlas?)*

Engagement and Training [300 words maximum] (For example: • Is the nominee increasing the range and diversity of people interested in marine or coastal wildlife? • Are they encouraging others to record marine and/or coastal wildlife? • Is the nominee training others and increasing other people’s wildlife identification and recording skills?)*

Impact and Influence [300 words maximum] (For example: • Are the nominee’s marine and/or coastal wildlife data being used in local plans, affecting decisions about conservation? • Has the nominee developed new tools or resources, such as species identification guides or apps? • Has the nominee started a new group or organisation?)*

Uniqueness and Other Considerations [300 words maximum] (For example: • Is anyone else recording the same marine and/or coastal species or in similar locations? • Is the nominee self-taught in species identification? • Are they a volunteer? How much time do they commit per month? • How long has the nominee been recording marine or coastal wildlife and how much time do they spend recording?)*

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