Living Ocean
Verein Living Ocean Society Gesellschaft für Meeres- und Klimaschutz
Wien, Austria
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Living Ocean is a non-profit association based in Wien, Austria working on environment & climate, science & research.
Living Ocean is an Austrian association (Verein) working for marine and climate protection. It runs the SeaLabs citizen science project, which enlists sailing crews in Austria and abroad to collect seawater data for marine researchers, and promotes responsible behaviour among water sports enthusiasts. Its activities include the Klar Schiff Klar See campaign, beach cleanups, waste recycling initiatives and environmental reporting tools. It works with schools and youth sailing projects, and has operated sampling voyages in the English Channel, Greece, Croatia and Sweden. The association is based in Vienna and presents its work at trade events such as boot Tulln and boot Düsseldorf.
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SeaLabs
Marine research · United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Sweden
Citizen science project in which sailing crews use a multisensor mobile seawater lab to take measurements during voyages. Data is fed into an open-source database for marine researchers. Developed with Ambiente Europeo.
Klar Schiff Klar See
Marine pollution
Campaign encouraging water sports participants to prevent marine pollution, including waste separation, recycling on board and beach cleanups.
Living Ocean Umweltmeldung and recycling map
Marine pollution
Tools for reporting littered beaches and locating recycling points in ports, offered in cooperation with the digital harbour guide mySea.
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Ocean Tribute Award
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Ambiente Europeo, Dropson, mirno more, mySea, Yachtclub OSYC, Yacht Club Austria
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