Gaynor Rosier

Gaynor Rosier has been carrying out marine conservation research activities on the Costa Brava since 1999. In 2009 she became a voluntary coordinator for the SILMAR Project, the only one conducting the research in English - the common language for the volunteer research divers who come from all over the world to help gather underwater data at two research stations near L'Escala.

Gaynor monitors about 50 key species, including the keystone seagrass Posidonia oceanica and European seahorses, with a group of volunteer divers joining the research as Citizen Scientists.

Volunteer research divers learn about Mediterranean coastal ecology and the fieldwork experience is invaluable for marine biology students. A small number of ten week subsidised student internships are offered each research season, and any diver wishing to contribute to marine conservation is welcome to take part.