OPEN SCIENCE UPDATES

Dr. Marcus Beck, mbeck@tbep.org

Tampa Bay Estuary Program

2026-06-24

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Support development of open science products at TBEP

2. Rank priority research areas for developing open science products

3. Facilitate training activities

Guiding Document

NON-NATIVE DASHBOARD

https://nonnatives.tbep.org/

AZTI MARINE BIOTIC INDEX (AMBI)

https://tbep-tech.github.io/tbeptools/articles/tbbi.html#azti-marine-biotic-index-ambi

AMBI results for Tampa Bay, 1992 - 2024

AZTI MARINE BIOTIC INDEX (AMBI)

https://tbep-tech.github.io/ambi/tbbi_ambi_concordance.html

SEAGRASS TRAINING REPORT CARDS

https://tbep-tech.github.io/seagrasstransect-training-reports/

SEAGRASS TRAINING REPORT CARDS

https://tbep-tech.github.io/seagrasstransect-training-reports/app/

SEAGRASS TRAINING REPORT CARDS

https://tbep-tech.github.io/seagrasstransect-training-reports/scoring.html

TOOLS, TRAININGS, AND GOOD READS

• Updated TBEP AI policy/guidance
• Data viz resources
• RAWGraphs 2.0
• Ten simple rules for teaching data science

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

https://tbep.org/get-involved/calendar/

• July 15th, SWFL Regional Ambient Monitoring Program Meeting
• August 26th, Habitat Restoration Consortium Meeting
• October 14th, SWFL Regional Ambient Monitoring Program Meeting
• October 21st, Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting, Community Advisory Committee (CAC) meeting

Next Open Science Subcommittee meeting: 12/09