About Pwll Y Môr
Pwll y Môr was created to help us survey Pembrokeshire’s rockpools remotely, allowing people to survey them from anywhere in the world! It also allows us to keep a detailed, long-term record of Pembrokeshire’s rockpools to monitor the effects of things such as climate change on our marine wildlife. Pwll y Môr was brought to life by Dr Jon James. Jon became interested in marine life, particularly shore life and rockpools, and had the idea of using photomosaics to record the rocky shore habitat. Pwll y Môr allows people to explore and learn more about our amazing rocky shore habitats from anywhere in the world. This increases accessibility to our coast, providing everyone with the opportunity to get involved. It's a brilliant way to learn and practice your species ID skills, whether you're a complete rockpooling beginner or a seasoned professional! The detailed rockpool photomosaics mean that we can identify and catalogue everything in the pool, which can be difficult when out in the field. This citizen science tool allows us to record our rocky shore biodiversity and investigate habitat changes over time. Pan and zoom across Pembrokeshire’s rockpools, identifying and cataloguing all of the species within.
What is a photomosaic?
A ‘photomosaic’ works by stitching together a number of individual overlapping photographs into one large image, allowing you to zoom in on the image and keep a high resolution. This means you can conduct a survey of rockpool wildlife in a high level of detail from your phone or computer. For Pwll y Môr, overlapping photographs of Pembrokeshire rockpools are stitched into a single high-resolution image which can be explored by zooming and panning.