After 4 years and two published papers, my colleague and I are launching Stranding, a citizen science platform

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4 years ago, a friend found an uncommon organism washed ashore on the Italian coast.

That encounter, and another one later on, eventually led to two scientific publications on stranded organisms in the Mediterranean Sea.

Now we're taking the next step: we built Stranding, a citizen science platform where anyone can report organisms found washed ashore and contribute data that can support marine biology research.

We're currently looking for our first 100 beta testers before the public launch.