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Hitchhikers Guide - Sighting Submission Form 
Use the form below to subit your sightings of exotic (non-native) marine species.
For more information, see the Hitchhikers Guide page: http://massbay.mit.edu/exoticspecies/hitchhikers/

Fields with yellow highlights are required.
 About you, the observer:
Name:  
Address:
Address 2:
City/Town:
State & Zip Code:  
Email Address:    
Confirm Email:     
Telephone:
Remember me: Saves the info above on your computer for future sessions (must have cookies enabled).
 What did you find?
Name of specimen:  
(common or scientific name)
Abundance:
Size:




Please add any notes or details on species identification, naming, size and abundance in the comments section at the bottom of this form. 
   
 How can we be sure?
Verification method: (select one or more)  
   Upload Photo


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 When did you find it?
Date of sighting:  
   
 Where did you find it?
Location name:  
City or Town:  
State:  
Location Type: (select all that apply)  







Location description,
details and comments:

(limit: 500 characters)  
Location Coordinates (GPS):
            LATITUDE LONGITUDE
Hemispheres:
Choose and enter a format:
Decimal
Degrees
°  ° 
Degrees
& Minutes
°  ° 
Degrees,
Minutes,
Seconds
°  ° 
No Coordinates or GPS reading
 
 
 Comments
Comments, notes,
and other observations:

(limit: 500 characters)  
 
If you do not get a results page after clicking the submit button below, check the form for missing or invalid entries, indicated by red warning text. 

If you have multiple sightings to report, please enter one at a time, and use the "Add another sighting" button on the results page. 
 


 

 
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