Survey coastal habitat condition along an Alexandria stretch (2026-07-18)

Alexandria's coastline is losing ground to erosion and storm overtopping — building collapses tied to coastal erosion have climbed from about one a year to roughly forty a year over the past decade — and there's no simple public record of where native, salt-tolerant coastal plants still hold the shoreline versus where it's bare. That record is the first step toward replanting the bare stretches. Standard: UNEP / Ramsar coastal and nearshore habitat guidance — SDG 14 (Life Below Water). Proof: GPS-pinned photo log of planted and bare sections. Method (UNEP / Ramsar coastal and nearshore habitat guidance — SDG 14 (Life Below Water).): 1. Walk a 100-meter public shoreline stretch. 2. Photograph and note any native or salt-tolerant plant cover you see. 3. Photograph and note any bare, eroding stretches. 4. Record GPS points for each planted and bare section. 5. Submit the completed stretch log. Done when: GPS-pinned photo log of planted and bare sections.

Where

Public shoreline, Alexandria, Egypt

Pay

$80 proposed

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Proof

GPS-pinned photo log of planted and bare sections.

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Level

entry

Open until

2026-10-17

How this work is done

A documented method, so this packet comes out the same whoever does it. Typically 60–120 minutes. Method of record: NOAA coastal habitat (eelgrass / salt marsh) extent + condition

Bring

• tide table
• GPS phone
• quadrat frame
• measuring tape
• boots/waders
• camera

Steps

1. 1. Check the tide table; plan to work the low tide; tell someone your plan and return time.
2. 2. Navigate to the habitat edge; record GPS waypoints along the patch/edge.
3. 3. Photograph the meadow/marsh at low tide.
4. 4. Record shoot/stem density per quadrat and estimate patch extent (or edge scarp height for marsh).
5. 5. Note condition (epiphytes, dieback, wrack) and adjacent land use/armoring.
6. 6. Enter density, extent, condition, GPS, photos into the proof record; sign.

If it does not match the plan

• Soft mud / rising tide -> stop and retreat; safety over data.
• Edge retreat or heavy dieback observed -> flag for living-shoreline / protection planning.

What counts as done

• Density (shoots/stems per quadrat) recorded
• Patch extent or edge position recorded via GPS
• Condition + adjacent-use note recorded
• Low-tide photos + GPS waypoints

Proof is measured against these, not judged by taste.