{"id":16122,"date":"2024-12-19T10:31:53","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T15:31:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mote.org\/?post_type=program&#038;p=16122"},"modified":"2025-03-11T08:25:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:25:16","slug":"beach-conditions-reporting-system","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Beach Conditions Reporting System"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_17397\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17397\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-17397 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-300x172.png\" alt=\"A map showing all the locations monitored by the BCRS program.\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-300x172.png 300w, https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-1024x588.png 1024w, https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-768x441.png 768w, https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-1536x883.png 1536w, https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/BCRS-Locations-Screenshot-2025-03-10-143217-2048x1177.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/172;\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17397\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from Mote&#8217;s Beach Conditions Reporting System, showing many of the sites where Mote&#8217;s trained volunteers monitor various beach conditions along the coastline.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitbeaches.org\/\">Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS)<\/a> provides several types of information about beach locations and other recreational waterways in Florida and other coastal states. The BCRS is a valuable tool during\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/environmental-updates\/red-tide\/\">Florida red tide<\/a> events, communicating the presence of dead fish, respiratory irritation among beachgoers, water color, and wind direction. In the absence of red tide and other events, the BCRS continues to serve as a valuable source of information for beachgoers in Florida and beyond.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a class=\"btn btn-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/visitbeaches.org\/\">Beach Conditions Reporting System<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/visitbeaches.org\/contact\">Become a Trained BCRS Volunteer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8522,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","areas-of-research":[14,12,10],"research-program-type":[1041],"class_list":["post-16122","program","type-program","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","areas-of-research-biomedical-technology-development","areas-of-research-conservation-restoration-monitoring","areas-of-research-environmental-health","research-program-type-mote-technical-programs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Beach Conditions Reporting System | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS) provides several types of information about beach locations and other recreational waterways.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Beach Conditions Reporting System | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS) provides several types of information about beach locations and other recreational waterways.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-03-11T12:25:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HandHoldingPhonewithBCRSAppOnLidoBeach_ByHayleyRutger_2022.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1920\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/\",\"name\":\"Beach Conditions Reporting System | Mote Marine Laboratory &amp; Aquarium\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HandHoldingPhonewithBCRSAppOnLidoBeach_ByHayleyRutger_2022.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-12-19T15:31:53+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-03-11T12:25:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Beach Conditions Reporting System (BCRS) provides several types of information about beach locations and other recreational waterways.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/research\/program\/beach-conditions-reporting-system\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HandHoldingPhonewithBCRSAppOnLidoBeach_ByHayleyRutger_2022.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mote.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/HandHoldingPhonewithBCRSAppOnLidoBeach_ByHayleyRutger_2022.png\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1280,\"caption\":\"A beachgoer's hand holding a smartphone with Mote's Beach Conditions Reporting System app on the screen in front of a beach scene on Lido Key, Florida. 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