MARCSI - Inventory of Marine Citizen Science Initiatives and the FAIRness of the data they produce
type: Dataset
description: Inventory (data set) of Marine Citizen Science Intiatives collected and described in the publication entitled "Past and present marine citizen science around the globe: a cumulative inventory of initiatives and data produced". AMBIO (Vol. 54, Issue 6, pp. 994–1009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02119-z The metadata at SND/DORIS includes geographical coverage, but mostly only to the level of country/territory.
alternate name: MARCSI
citation: CreativeWork
  name: Wehn, U., Bilbao Erezkano, A., Somerwill, L., Linders, T., Maso, J., Parkinson, S., Semasingha, C., & Woods, S. (2025). Past and present marine citizen science around the globe: A cumulative inventory of initiatives and data produced. In AMBIO (Vol. 54, Issue 6, pp. 994–1009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-024-02119-z
conditions of access: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/access-right/PUBLIC
conditions of access: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
creator: Uta Wehn
creator: Ane Bilbao
creator: Luke Somerwill
creator: Torsten Linders
creator: Joan Maso
creator: Stephen Parkinson
creator: Sasha Woods
date modified: 2025-10-17
date published: 2025-10-15
language: English
keywords: Biota
keywords: Oceans
keywords: citizen science
keywords: Habitats and biotopes
keywords: Oceanographic geographical features
keywords: Sea regions
keywords: Species distribution
keywords: open data
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
publisher: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
spatial coverage: Sweden
spatial coverage: Stockholm County
spatial coverage: Strömstad Municipality
spatial coverage: Albania
spatial coverage: Algeria
spatial coverage: Antarctica
spatial coverage: Antigua and Barbuda
spatial coverage: Argentina
spatial coverage: Aruba
spatial coverage: Australia
spatial coverage: Bahamas
spatial coverage: Barbados
spatial coverage: Belgium
spatial coverage: Belize
spatial coverage: Bosnia and Herzegovina
spatial coverage: Brazil
spatial coverage: Virgin Islands, British
spatial coverage: Bulgaria
spatial coverage: Cayman Islands
spatial coverage: Chile
spatial coverage: Colombia
spatial coverage: Costa Rica
spatial coverage: Cyprus
spatial coverage: Denmark
spatial coverage: Dominica
spatial coverage: Dominican Republic
spatial coverage: Ecuador
spatial coverage: Egypt
spatial coverage: El Salvador
spatial coverage: Estonia
spatial coverage: Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
spatial coverage: Fiji
spatial coverage: Philippines
spatial coverage: Finland
spatial coverage: France
spatial coverage: French Polynesia
spatial coverage: United Arab Emirates
spatial coverage: Georgia
spatial coverage: Ghana
spatial coverage: Gibraltar
spatial coverage: Greece
spatial coverage: Grenada
spatial coverage: Greenland
spatial coverage: Guadeloupe
spatial coverage: Guatemala
spatial coverage: Guinea
spatial coverage: Guyana
spatial coverage: Haiti
spatial coverage: Honduras
spatial coverage: India
spatial coverage: Indonesia
spatial coverage: Iran, Islamic Republic of
spatial coverage: Ireland
spatial coverage: Iceland

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property ID: DOI
value: 10.5281/zenodo.14260016

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property ID: DOI
value: 10.1007/s13280-024-02119-z

Uta Wehn
type: Person
affiliation: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
family name: Wehn
given name: Uta

IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
type: Organization

Ane Bilbao
type: Person
affiliation: Delft University of Technology
family name: Bilbao
given name: Ane

Delft University of Technology
type: Organization

Luke Somerwill
type: Person
affiliation: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
family name: Somerwill
given name: Luke

Torsten Linders
type: Person
affiliation: University of Gothenburg
family name: Linders
given name: Torsten

University of Gothenburg
type: Organization

Joan Maso
type: Person
affiliation: Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
family name: Maso
given name: Joan

Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
type: Organization

Stephen Parkinson
type: Person
affiliation: Earthwatch Europe
family name: Parkinson
given name: Stephen

Earthwatch Europe
type: Organization

Sasha Woods
type: Person
affiliation: Earthwatch Europe
family name: Woods
given name: Sasha

European Commission
type: Organization

Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research
type: Organization

English
type: Language
alternate name: eng

Biota
type: DefinedTerm
description: Flora and/or fauna in natural environment.
term code: biota

Oceans
type: DefinedTerm
description: Features and characteristics of salt water bodies (excluding inland waters).
term code: oceans

citizen science
type: DefinedTerm
description: [Andrea Wiggins] Citizen science is a form of research collaboration that involves the public in scientific researchto address real-world problems.
term code: 20169

Habitats and biotopes
type: DefinedTerm
description: Geographical areas characterised by specific ecological conditions, processes, structure, and (life support) functions that physically support the organisms that live there. Includes terrestrial and aquatic areas distinguished by geographical, abiotic and biotic features, whether entirely natural or semi-natural.
term code: hb

Oceanographic geographical features
type: DefinedTerm
description: Physical conditions of oceans (currents, salinity, wave heights, etc.).
term code: of

Sea regions
type: DefinedTerm
description: Physical conditions of seas and saline water bodies divided into regions and sub-regions with common characteristics.
term code: sr

Species distribution
type: DefinedTerm
description: Geographical distribution of occurrence of animal and plant species aggregated by grid, region, administrative unit or other analytical unit.
term code: sd

open data
type: DefinedTerm
term code: p26655

Sweden
type: Place

Stockholm County
type: Place

Strömstad Municipality
type: Place

Albania
type: Place

Algeria
type: Place

Antarctica
type: Place

Antigua and Barbuda
type: Place

Argentina
type: Place

Aruba
type: Place

Australia
type: Place

Bahamas
type: Place

Barbados
type: Place

Belgium
type: Place

Belize
type: Place

Bosnia and Herzegovina
type: Place

Brazil
type: Place

Virgin Islands, British
type: Place

Bulgaria
type: Place

Cayman Islands
type: Place

Chile
type: Place

Colombia
type: Place

Costa Rica
type: Place

Cyprus
type: Place

Denmark
type: Place

Dominica
type: Place

Dominican Republic
type: Place

Ecuador
type: Place

Egypt
type: Place

El Salvador
type: Place

Estonia
type: Place

Falkland Islands (Malvinas)
type: Place

Fiji
type: Place

Philippines
type: Place

Finland
type: Place

France
type: Place

French Polynesia
type: Place

United Arab Emirates
type: Place

Georgia
type: Place

Ghana
type: Place

Gibraltar
type: Place

Greece
type: Place

Grenada
type: Place

Greenland
type: Place

Guadeloupe
type: Place

Guatemala
type: Place

Guinea
type: Place

Guyana
type: Place

Haiti
type: Place

Honduras
type: Place

India
type: Place

Indonesia
type: Place

Iran, Islamic Republic of
type: Place

Ireland
type: Place

Iceland
type: Place

Israel
type: Place

Italy
type: Place

Jamaica
type: Place

Japan
type: Place

Jordan
type: Place

Cambodia
type: Place

Canada
type: Place

Kenya
type: Place

China
type: Place

Comoros
type: Place

Croatia
type: Place

Cuba
type: Place

Latvia
type: Place

Lebanon
type: Place

Libya
type: Place

Lithuania
type: Place

Madagascar
type: Place

Malaysia
type: Place

Maldives
type: Place

Malta
type: Place

Morocco
type: Place

Marshall Islands
type: Place

Martinique
type: Place

Mayotte
type: Place

Mexico
type: Place

Mozambique
type: Place

Moldova, Republic of
type: Place

Monaco
type: Place

Montserrat
type: Place

Namibia
type: Place

Netherlands
type: Place

Netherlands Antilles
type: Place

Norway
type: Place

New Caledonia
type: Place

New Zealand
type: Place

Oman
type: Place

Pakistan
type: Place

Palau
type: Place

Panama
type: Place

Papua New Guinea
type: Place

Peru
type: Place

Poland
type: Place

Portugal
type: Place

Qatar
type: Place

Romania
type: Place

Russian Federation
type: Place

Saint Kitts and Nevis
type: Place

Saint Lucia
type: Place

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
type: Place

Saudi Arabia
type: Place

Seychelles
type: Place

Singapore
type: Place

Slovenia
type: Place

Solomon Islands
type: Place

Spain
type: Place

United Kingdom
type: Place

Sudan
type: Place

Suriname
type: Place

Svalbard and Jan Mayen
type: Place

South Africa
type: Place

Syrian Arab Republic
type: Place

Taiwan, Province of China
type: Place

Tanzania
type: Place

Thailand
type: Place

Trinidad and Tobago
type: Place

Tunisia
type: Place

Turkey
type: Place

Turks and Caicos Islands
type: Place

Germany
type: Place

Ukraine
type: Place

Uruguay
type: Place

United States
type: Place

Vanuatu
type: Place

Venezuela
type: Place

Viet Nam
type: Place

Montenegro
type: Place

Mediterranean Sea
type: Place

Adriatic Sea
type: Place

North Sea
type: Place

Skagerrak
type: Place

Black Sea
type: Place

Atlantic Ocean
type: Place

Indian Ocean
type: Place

Red Sea
type: Place

Arctic
type: Place

Mauritius
type: Place

Korea, the Republic of
type: Place

completed
type: DefinedTerm
in defined term set: http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/dataset-status
term code: COMPLETED

Christina Semasingha
type: Person
affiliation: IHE Delft Institute for Water Education
family name: Semasingha
given name: Christina

Visiting Professorship on Marine Citizen Science for Sustainable Development
type: Grant
funder: Adlerbertska Foundations

project CitiObs
type: Grant
funder: European Commission

project ILIAD
type: Grant
funder: European Commission

project more4nature
type: Grant
funder: European Commission

Mistra Co-Creating Better Blue (C2B2)
type: Grant
funder: Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research

Environmental Sciences
type: DefinedTerm
term code: 10502

Ecology
type: DefinedTerm
description: Including: Biodiversity Conservation
term code: 10611

Other Social Sciences
type: DefinedTerm
term code: 509

marine pollution
type: DefinedTerm

FAIR
type: DefinedTerm

marine monitoring
type: DefinedTerm

marine biology
type: DefinedTerm

Gotland Province
type: Place