UrbamarBio is a citizen science project that encourage public participation in research and promotes awareness of the coast and marine richness in Barcelona, Sant Adrià del Besòs, Badalona and Montgat, strengthing the connection between citizens and urban natural resources, increasing their sence of ownership and co-responsibility in the preservation and conservation of these resources.
The main objective is to promote citizen science and value the natural resources of the coast of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, detecting the marine and coastal species present on its beaches through collective actions, which will be snorkeling and diving activities where all the biodiversity seen is photographed and reported in the citizen science platform MINKA.
This project started in 2016 and now have more than 800 species registered on the Barcelonès beaches and more than 30.000 biodiversity observations. Thanks to all this scientific data, the first Barcelonès Participatory Guide has been published and the fish layer of the Barcelona City Council Atlas has been created.
