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      Oceanic & Coastal Systems

      • Observation & modeling of oceanic and coastal systems
      • Global change & other anthropogenic impacts on the ocean
      • Understanding Ocean and Life interactions

      Marine Life & Ecosystems

      • Life organization: from genes to biomes
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      • Understanding & modeling biosystems and bioprocesses
      • Food from the ocean: traceability, health & safety
      • Circular economy: Integral use of marine resources
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      • Marine Biochemistry
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      • NRL for Bivalve Mollusc Diseases
      • Optical Microscopy & Image Analysis
      • Observation of the Marine Environment
      • PEACHSEA
      • R&D In Food Preservation (SICAL)
      • Scientific Instrumentation & Quality
      • Species Identification & DNA Sequencing (SIES)
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  • Introduction
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    • Introduction
    • Directorate & Strategic Units
    • Governing Board
    • Prevention, Security & Ethics Unit
    • Research Departments
    • S&T Support and Services
    • Management
    • General Services
  • Staff
    • Navigate through our staff panel
  • IIM in numbers
  • Our Network
  • Transparency & Contracts
About IIM

The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is one of the main marine research centers in the Iberian Peninsula. Looking at the Atlantic from Vigo, a city with a strong connection with the sea, the IIM-CSIC faces the challenge of increasing our knowledge about the ocean, from its physical characteristics to the food we take from it and the processes that bind the whole system together.

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  • Introduction
  • Research Lines

    Oceanic & Coastal Systems

    • Observation & modeling of oceanic and coastal systems
    • Global change & other anthropogenic impacts on the ocean
    • Understanding Ocean and Life interactions

    Marine Life & Ecosystems

    • Life organization: from genes to biomes
    • Biodiversity & conservation for ecosystem resilience
    • Ecosystem approach to fisheries & aquaculture

    Biological Systems & Processes

    • Understanding & modeling biosystems and bioprocesses
    • Food from the ocean: traceability, health & safety
    • Circular economy: Integral use of marine resources
  • Research Groups
    • Marine Biochemistry
    • Ocean Processes in Global Change
    • Organic Geochemistry Lab
    • Photobiology & Toxinology of Phytoplankton
    • Marine Ecology & Resources
    • Aquatic Biotechnology Lab
    • Ecophysiology, Biomarkers & Management of Bivalves
    • Immunology & Genomics
    • Marine Molecular Pathobiology
    • Biosystems & Bioprocesses Engineering
    • Chemistry of Marine Products
    • Food Biochemistry
    • Microbiology & Technology of Marine Products
    • Recycling and Valorisation of Waste Materials
  • Projects & Contracts
    • Next Generation EU
  • Publications
  • S&T Support and Services
    • AQUANITROMET
    • Biobank Technical Unit
    • Chromatography & Advanced Omics
    • Fish Functional Genomics
    • Flow Cytometry
    • Genomics & Bioinformatics Analyses
    • IMAPeO
    • Life History
    • Metals Determination in the Marine Environment
    • NRL for Bivalve Mollusc Diseases
    • Optical Microscopy & Image Analysis
    • Observation of the Marine Environment
    • PEACHSEA
    • R&D In Food Preservation (SICAL)
    • Scientific Instrumentation & Quality
    • Species Identification & DNA Sequencing (SIES)
Research

Research is at the core of the Institute of Marine Research's work. Working along 3 Core Research Themes, which intertwine and connect to each other, the researchers and technicians at the IIM-CSIC look for answers within 9 different research lines.

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  • Introduction
  • S&T Support and Services
  • Innovation Sectors
    • Marine Instruments and Sensors
    • Maritime Spatial Planning
    • Coastal and Environmental Protection
    • Ecosystem Services & Governance
    • Aquaculture
    • Fisheries
    • Biotechnology
    • Food Industry 4.0
    • Nutrition and Human Health
  • Capabilities & Products
  • Projects & Contracts
  • Internationalisation & Knowledge Transfer Unit (IACIC)
Innovation

While our research provides us with new knowledge about our sea and shores, at the Institute of Marine Research we are committed to go a step further, creating new collaborations with the industry and other economic activities, be they already 'established' industries, such as fisheries or aquaculture, or 'emerging' ones, such as ocean observation.

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Society

Science is not complete until it is shared with society. As a public research institution, the IIM understands that its commitment is with society, fostering a two-way relationship with its surrounding community and an open perspective on science.

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Work & Study

Marine scientists, lab technicians, biologists, chemists and engineers, but also economists, lawyers or communicators (both working and in training) contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of our center. With more than 200 employees, the IIM-CSIC is a large community of people who work together for the sake of science, knowledge and sustainability.

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News & Events

Do you want to be aware of the latest at the IIM? The Institute has a whole team involved in communication & outreach, sharing all news that arise and organizing events to reach all sectors of society: from other peers working in science to children in schools or our neighbors from Vigo.

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Research Departments

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Although the multidisciplinary nature, plasticity and in-house collaboration among our research staff is better represented by our three Transversal R&I Programmes, our scientific and technical work is formally organized in four Research Departments, within which different Research Groups (CSIC fundamental research units) work in similar research topics for common goals. The Head of Department represents each department in the Institute’s Governing Board.

Research at IIM           Innovation at IIM

Department of Biotechnology & Aquaculture

Head of Department: Antonio Figueras Huerta

Aquatic Biotechnology Lab Ecophysiology, Biomarkers & Sustainable Management of Bivalves Immunology & Genomics Marine Molecular Pathobiology
Department of Marine Ecology & Resources

Head of Department: Santiago Pascual

Marine Ecology & Resources
Department of Oceanography

Head of Department:  Xosé Antonio Padín Álvarez

Marine Biogeochemistry Oceanic Processes in Global Change Organic Geochemistry Lab Photobiology & Toxinology of Phytoplankton
Department of Food Technology

Head of Department: Xosé Antón Vázquez Álvarez

Biosystem & Bioprocess Engineering Chemistry of Marine Products Food Biochemistry Microbiology & Technology of Marine Products Recycling and Valorization of Waste Materials
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