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Team up with Sophie: Understanding connections between Ocean & Human Health
SOPHIE is doing research on the connections between the Oceans and human health. If you have recently spent time engaging in an activity by the coast or at sea, your observations and experience during that day are very valuable for such research. Thank you for taking the time to fill in this survey to share this information! Your help is much appreciated and will contribute to nurture actions in support of Ocean conservation.
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Survey: Your observations & experience during your day at sea.
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Did you book your activity through WILDSEA Europe?
Where did you go?
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In which country is this location?
With whom did you go?
Did your activity include a briefing on any of the following?
The kind of animals/plants you might see during this activity.
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None | A whole lot! |
The conservation issues affecting the marine environment.
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None | A whole lot! |
The relationships between the marine environment and human health and wellbeing.
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None | A whole lot! |
What was the weather like?
Please, select all that applies:
Which of the following activities did you take part in?
Please, select all that applies:
You were...
Please, select all that aplies:
Approximately, how many times have you done this activity in the past?
Thinking about your sea/coastal experience, what did you...
Did you see any of the following during your activity ?
Please, select all that applies:
How would you rate the quality of the water?
Please grade each attribute below.
Poor | Acceptable | Good | Excellent | Not applicable | |
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Visibility | |||||
Colour | |||||
Smell | |||||
Litter |
To what extent do you agree with the following statements?
Please grade each statement below:
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Slightly disagree | Neither agree / disagree | Slightly agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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I learned new things about marine life. | |||||||
I learned about things I can do to protect the marine environment. | |||||||
I found myself reflecting on new ideas about the marine environment. | |||||||
I observed others who cared about the marine environment. |
How much do you agree with the statements below about your activity/trip?
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Slightly disagree | Neither agree / disagree | Slightly agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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It made me feel happy. | |||||||
I found the visit worthwhile. | |||||||
I connected with the others on the trip. | |||||||
I felt close to nature. | |||||||
I felt a sense of achievement. | |||||||
I felt safe. | |||||||
I felt ill/sick. | |||||||
I experienced something pleasantly surprising/unexpected. | |||||||
There were good facilities (e.g. parking, toilets/changing rooms). |
How much do you agree with the statements below about the effects that your activity/trip has had on you?
Strongly disagree | Disagree | Slightly disagree | Neither agree / disagree | Slightly agree | Agree | Strongly agree | |
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I am willing to talk to other people about issues facing the marine environment. | |||||||
I am willing to support marine conservation initiatives. | |||||||
I know about new actions that I can take on a personal level to protect the ocean. |
Please, tell us a bit about yourself!
Your age:
Your gender:
Approximately, how far do you live from the coast?
How likely is it that you will take this action within the next 4 weeks?
Very unlikely | Unlikely | Slightly unlikely | Neither likely nor unlikely | Slightly likely | Likely | Very likely | |
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How did you hear about this survey?
Would you recommend this activity to a friend?
Would you recommend the Tour company that lead the activity to a friend?
Would you like to share any pictures of your marine experience with us? We are looking for pictures that might provide information regarding the water colour that day, or any species sighted during your trip, the marine landscape or anything that caught your attention (from the presence to marine litter to any encounter you may have had).
Almost done! We would love to follow up with another brief survey in 30 days. Would you give us permission to contact you then? We will not share your e-mail with anyone, for no purpose. After we have processed your responses, we will delete your personal data and contact details.
Your responses will help SOPHIE's community of researchers to advance knowledge on the connections between Ocean and Human Health.
Before you leave this page, you may want take a few minutes to learn more about these connections!
If you wish to know more about Project SOPHIE, please visit https://sophie2020.eu/.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at info@teamupwithsophie.eu.
That was all, thank you!