Research & Conservation Partners
Current partners
EMODnet
Ocean Eye
SeaLabs
Environmental monitoring across under-monitored coastal zones
This expedition integrates scientific observation into the rhythm of the journey, collecting environmental data across poorly monitored coastal zones.
The ocean carries the boat, shapes coastlines, and regulates our climate. Every day on the water reveals subtle signs of ecosystem health: the clarity of the surface, the presence of life, the behavior of currents.
By partnering with leading marine research organizations, this expedition contributes real data to conservation efforts and early-warning systems for marine protection.
EMODnet
Ocean Eye
SeaLabs
Open-access data collected in poorly monitored coastal zones, shared with marine organizations and conservation partners
Continuous temperature data collection across diverse maritime regions, contributing to climate change research and thermal mapping of coastal ecosystems.
Tracking ocean salinity variations to understand circulation patterns, freshwater input, and the impacts of climate change on marine chemistry.
Sampling and documenting microplastic concentrations in surface waters, supporting research on pollution distribution and marine ecosystem health.
Monitoring turbidity and water clarity to assess sediment distribution, algal blooms, and overall water quality across coastal regions.
Microplastics Research & Marine Protection
Microplastic samples from surface waters using specialized nets
Mapping plastic pollution distribution in under-monitored oceanic regions
Data contributes to global microplastics research and policy recommendations
Citizen Science & Ocean Data Collection
Why citizen science matters: Ocean monitoring has a major gap — vast areas of open water remain under-monitored simply because traditional research vessels can't be everywhere at once. This is where sailors become scientists.
SeaLabs, winner of the Ocean Tribute Award 2025, runs under the Spanish NGO Ambiente Europeo and equips bluewater sailors with mobile water quality sensors. Since 2022, over 80 kits have been distributed, collecting more than 1,200 samples across oceans worldwide.
pH levels, sea-surface temperature, salinity, and water clarity measurements using portable sensors
Sailors travel routes research vessels rarely cover. By contributing data from these under-monitored zones, we help marine scientists build more accurate climate models and understand ocean chemistry changes across thousands of nautical miles.
Data is validated and integrated into global marine research networks like EMODnet. The goal: close the data gap for scientists modeling ocean health, acidification, and climate impacts.
This expedition covers remote coastal zones and long-distance passages where data is scarce. By carrying SeaLabs sensors, I become part of a growing network of ocean-going researchers contributing real, actionable science — not as an expert, but as a consistent presence where data matters most.
European Marine Observation and Data Network
The data backbone: EMODnet is Europe's largest marine data infrastructure, aggregating information from hundreds of sources into open-access platforms used by researchers, policymakers, and conservationists worldwide.
By working with citizen science initiatives like SeaLabs, EMODnet helps validate and integrate sailor-collected data into their massive modeling systems. This means the pH reading I take 500 miles offshore doesn't just sit in a spreadsheet — it becomes part of a continental-scale understanding of ocean health.
Coastal biodiversity observations, water quality parameters, and environmental data that feeds into EMODnet's multi-layered marine databases
Europe's marine policies, conservation strategies, and climate research depend on reliable, high-resolution ocean data. Citizen science fills critical gaps in remote and coastal areas where permanent sensors aren't viable.
Validated data is published through EMODnet's open-access portals, where it supports everything from shipping route optimization to marine protected area planning and climate change research.
This isn't about collecting data for data's sake. It's about contributing to a global commons of ocean knowledge that helps humanity make better decisions about the marine ecosystems that sustain us all.
All these elements, the data collected, the stories encountered, the changes witnessed, will be shared openly through simple field notes, short reports, and an accessible public dashboard.
The intention is clear: to contribute, in a humble and practical way, to a better understanding of the oceans that sustain us.
Support ocean research and conservation through the expedition