New to MERMAID? Your Journey Begins Here

What Is MERMAID?

MERMAID is a science-driven platform developed as an initiative of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). Designed to streamline and enhance coral reef monitoring, data management, and analysis, MERMAID supports practitioners in collecting high-quality ecological data efficiently and consistently.

More than just a data platform, MERMAID fosters a global community of scientists, conservationists, and resource managers working collaboratively to understand, protect, and restore the world’s coral reefs.

What Are the MERMAID Tools?

MERMAID supports the full coral reef data workflow—from field data collection to visualization and analysis—through a suite of integrated tools:

MERMAID Collect for entering and managing reef survey data.

MERMAID Explore for visualizing and sharing metrics.

MERMAID R package for accessing and analyzing MERMAID data in R.

MERMAID API for developers to build custom workflows and integrations.

How to Get Started

There are a few things we encourage you to do in order to make the most of what MERMAID has to offer:

Connect and engage

We have a dedicated team to make sure you can get the most out of our technology.

1. Introduce yourself and let us know more about your goals!

2. Attend a live regional event. We recommend signing up for our newsletter to learn about upcoming events near you.

3. Join relevant spaces like our LinkedIn and Facebook pages to share your thoughts, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other members. 

4. Ask questions to get the support you need. 

Explore our product and updates

1. Discover survey data in MERMAID Explore

2. Create your first project in MERMAID Collect

3. See what’s recently released from the MERMAID product team. You can also get more details of product releases here. 

4. Give feedback about our product to help us improve it for you and other community members. 

Learn with us

1. Read through this documentation to explore core workflows and features.

2. Explore video tutorials and webinars designed to upskill your knowledge in MERMAID.

3. Supercharge your data insights with coral analysis formulas from other members like you in our analysis hub. 

Thank you for being part of our community. We look forward to connecting with you and helping you achieve success with MERMAID!

Discover everything you need to get started with MERMAID in this documentation and make the most of this all-in-one coral reef data platform.