Public participation
There are many opportunities to see and enjoy marine biodiversity in your local area. There are also opportunities for you to become actively involved in recording schemes and to participate in research projects. MarBEF initiatives open to amateur marine conservationists and to school and college students will be announced on this page as they become available
Check out the 'Outreach events' in What's happening for events in your area.
Where to go?
There are many interesting places to visit throughout Europe to explore marine biodiversity.
We have selected a few locations throughout Europe which may be of interest to you.
Austria
Haus der Natur, Salzburg
Natural History Museum, Vienna
Belgium
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Crete
Natural History Museum of Crete
Croatia
Croatian Natural History Museum, Zagreb
Denmark
University of Copenhagen Museums of Natural History
Zoological Museum, University of Copenhagen
Finland
Finnish Museum of Natural History, Helsinki
Heureka--The Finnish Science Center, Vantaa
Tietomaa Science Center, Oulu
SEA LIFE, Helsinki
France
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris
Palais de la decouverte, Paris
Aquarium SEA LIFE, Paris
Germany
AquaDom & SEA LIFE Berlin
Burgermeister Muller Museum, Solnhofen
Haus der Natur, Cismar
Berlin Natural History Museum
Museum Berger, Eichstatt
Museum Mensch und Natur, Munich
Naturhistorisches Museum Nurnberg
Naturkunde-Museum Bamberg
Senckenberg Natural History Museum, Frankfurt
Staatliche Museen fur Naturkunde, Baden-Wurtemberg
Staatliche Museen fur Naturkunde, Stuttgart
Zoologische Staatssammlung Munchen
Ireland
National History Museum of Ireland
Dingle Ocean World
Italy
Institute and Museum of History of Science, Florence
Luxembourg
Musee National d'Histoire Naturelle
Monaco
Musée Océanographique de Monac,Monaco
The Netherlands
Deltapark Neeltje Jans, Eiland Neeltje Jans, Vrouwenpolder
National Museum of Natural History, Leiden
Natuur Museum, Rotterdam
NEMO; Amsterdam
Zoological Museum, University of Amsterdam
Norway
Natural History Museum and Botanical Gardens, Oslo
Tromso University Museum, Tromso
Poland
Museum of Evolution, Palace of Culture and Science, Warszawa
Hel Marine Station, Hel, Poland
Portugal
Museu da Lourinha, Lourinha
Scotland
Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow
Deep Sea World-Scotland’s National Aquarium, Edinburgh
Spain
Museo de la Ciencia y el Agua, Murcia
Museo Elder de Ciencia Y Tecnología, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid
Museu de les Ciencies "Principe Felipe", Valencia
SEA LIFE, Malaga
L’aquarium, Barcelona
L’Oceanografic, Valencia
Sweden
Museum of Natural History, Gothenburg
Navet, Boras
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm
Tekniska museet (Museum of Science and Technology), Stockholm
Tom Tits Experiment, Sodertalje
Switzerland
Cantonal Museum of Geology, Lausanne
Musee d'Histoire Naturelle, Fribourg
Natural History Museum; Berne
Natur-Museum Luzern, Lucerne
UK
British Museum, London
London Aquarium
The National Marine Aquarium, Plymouth
Lapworth Museum of Geology, University of Birmingham
Manchester Museum
Natural History Museum, London
Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford
Exploris Aquarium is in Portaferry, Northern Ireland
Blue Planet Aquarium, Liverpool
Ulster Museum, Northern Ireland
If you know of any further museums, ocean centres, natioanl parks etc. in your country which has information on marine biodiversity and that you would recommend people to visit please just drop an e-mail with all the relevant information to outreach@marbef.org
Marine Research Institutes within MarBEF
Use the search facility below to find details of marine research, education and conservation organisations in your country.
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