A shared space with citizens

"Barcelona Mar de Ciència"

A transfromative space with marine knowledge transfer, education and outreach at its core

Barcelona Mar de Ciència willl be a space to connect citizens and marine science. Devoted to ocean knowledge transfer, it will promote ocean literacy and marine culture as means for a societal transformation.

It will be a meeting point for the involvement of different social agents in the conservation and sustainability of the oceans, promoting new opportunities for participation and social innovation.

Knowledge transfer

Blue economy hub aimed at knowledge transfer to both public administrations and the private sector. Catalyst for marine science in the framework of the knowledge-based economy.

Highlighted initiatives:

  • BlueNetCat. The innovation and transfer instrument of the Maritime Agenda of Catalonia.
  • ICATMAR. Institut Català de Recerca per a la Governança del Mar (Catalan Research Institute for Sea Government).

Actions:

  • Nov 2024. Blue Hub + Market Place Blue Economy
  • Dec 2024. ICMTransfer Days: presentation of scientific projects to public and private stakeholders.
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Ocean literacy

Provide science-based knowledge to the educational community as a whole, including teachers and students at different education levels, through specific training tools.

Highlighted initiatives:

  • Blue Schools Network to connect educators and scientists.

Actions:

  • Jun 2024 – Campaing “The role of science for social transformation"
  • 11th July 2024 - Cineforum "Lo imposible"
  • Presentation of "Gorgonia project" for Barcelona seabed restoration
  • Train the trainers: training for educators and social agents
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Citizenship engagement

Facilitating the participation, collaboration and commitment, of all social actors (citizens, managers, academia and the productive sector) in debates, citizen science activities, social initiatives and networks for the exchange of knowledge and best practices for the management of coastal cities and the coastline. All this is part of the Decade of the Oceans, contributing to the 2030 Agenda and current international agreements for the sustainability of the oceans.

Highlighted initiatives:

Highlighted initiatives:

Actions:

  • Observadores del Mar challenges
  • City Nature Challenges - BioMARató
  • Jun - Festa de la Ciència Barcelona
  • Oct - Ocean Cities Month
  • Oceanographic campaings at Polinesia and Antartica
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New narratives

Barcelona Mar de Ciència aims to create an interdisciplinary and committed ecosystem to investigate new narratives to increase accessibility to different audiences and promote social transformation. This ecosystem incorporates agents from the artistic and cultural fields to place marine science outside the scope of the laboratory and the projects and envisages a space dedicated to art and exhibitions.

Actions:

  • Apr 2024 - "The Blue and Us" Exhibition (Oceans Conference)
  • May 2024 - LuzLíquida. Art & Plancton (Espai Espronceda)
  • Jun 2024 - Theatre Forum. Women & Science
  • Presentation of artistic research of our collaborators (Anna Rierola, Xavi Bou)
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