EXPERIENCE CITIZEN SCIENCE
What is the BioMARathon
The BioMARathon is an international citizen science event promoted by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), designed to monitor marine and coastal biodiversity on a global scale integrating different local events. Is a friendly competition between participants to record the maximum number of observations. In addition, competing between different regions within the same territory to maximise the achievement of this goal.
The first BioMARathon emerged in Catalonia in 2021, it was successfully replicated in northern Portugal in 2024. The BioMARathon model can be replicable in any coastal regions of the world, always following the provided guidelines.
Actively collaborate in scientific research
A key objective of the BioMARathon is to promote citizen participation in science. Through the collaboration of hundreds of volunteers, we can obtain large volumes of valuable data to understand and preserve our marine and coastal ecosystems.
“We only protect what we love, but we only love what we know.”
What is citizen science?
Citizen science is your opportunity to actively collaborate in scientific research.
Non-specialists from different regions collaborate with professional scientific teams to collect and interpret large amounts of data. These contributions are essential to understand and protect the natural environment.
Who are we?
The BioMARathon is a citizen science event led by the EMBIMOS research group from the Institut de Ciències del Mar (Institute of Marine Sciences, ICM-CSIC). It encourages the use of the MINKA platform and is funded by the European projects MINKE, ANERIS, ECS and GUARDEN.
