John A. Cigliano

1 Introduction As citizen science continuously grows and establishes itself as an independent field of scholarship, questions regarding its implementation, impact and sustainability arise. In many cases, practices from science communication have proven useful in promoting and organizing citizen science projects, streamlining communication with participants, and ensuring their needs and ideas are considered.

Introduction Invasive species are a leading threat to biodiversity worldwide due to difficulties in predicting species movements and the understanding of future impacts (Stachowicz et al., 1999; Ruiz et al., 1999; Bax et al., 2001; Ruiz et al., 2015). Tracking world-wide movements of non-native species and monitoring ecological impacts requires a coordinated network.

Introduction Small-scale fisheries are mainly associated with and known to support subsistence production (Hall et al., 2013) and are often responsible for food security in local communities which strongly depend on mangrove ecosystems (Glaser, 2003; UNEP, 2014).