Established in 1999, The Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) is a citizen science project housed at the University of Washington and focused on the beach environment of the northeast Pacific. Since our beginning, over 4,500 participants on more than 450 beaches spanning four states have contributed directly to monitoring their local marine resources and ecosystem health.
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Adding a Booby!
If you have been to an in-person COASST training, then you have seen our (slightly smelly) teaching collection of dead bird parts. These bio-artifacts help train our volunteers on how to properly take wing, foot,