• Try the Olympus Lightsheet Alpha3 microscope at IIM-CSIC

    Contact Lucía Sánchez Ruiloba to book a spot for a trial run Book a spot The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is hosting a workshop this week to present the latest advances in fluorescence microscopy with the Alpha3 device, which provides intelligent optical focal scans to enable uniform, artefact-free image processing across the entire field… 

  • When the sea burns | Shared knowledge

    Photo: Ana García Programme | When the sea burns. Shared knowledge. Full programme | Muros Mira ao Mar   This project by the Institute of Marine Research, Spanish National Research Council (IIM-CSIC) and the Council of Galician Culture (CCG), in collaboration with Culturmar, aims to establish a dialogue between scientific knowledge and traditional and experiential… 

  • Climate change & tropicalization on Levant Reef biodiversity and ecosystem functions

    Con motivo da Década das Ciencias Oceánicas promovida pola ONU (#ODS14), que pretende xerar un marco que garanta que as ciencias mariñas apoien plenamente as accións para xestionar de forma sostible os océanos e mares do mundo, e así acadar os obxectivos da Axenda 2030 para Desenvolvemento Sostible, os centros de investigación mariña do CSIC: IMEDEA, CEAB,… 

  • Ecology of loliginid squid in a coastal upwelling

    Elsa García, from the Marine Ecology & Resources group at the IIM-CSIC, will defend her viva at our headquarters in Bouzas. The thesis addressed the ecology of loliginid squid in the coastal outcrop. Directed by Ángel F. González. Part of the Do*Mar PhD programme from University of Vigo.

  • The Oceans in a Changing Climate

    On the occasion of the UN Decade of Ocean Science (#SDG14), which aims to create a common framework to ensure that marine sciences fully support actions to manage the world’s oceans and seas sustainably and achieve the 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals, the CSIC marine centres IMEDEA, CEAB, ICM, ICMAN and IIM have organised a… 

  • “Neuston 3: In concert with the ocean” with Abraham Cupeiro | Ocean Night

    The instrument maker and multi-instrumentalist Abraham Cupeiro will perform on Friday, 30 September, at 20:30, at Teatro Afundación in Vigo, in collaboration with the CSIC Institute of Marine Research on the occasion of Ocean Night – European Researchers’ Night (MSCA-ERN). The concert, with free tickets, is the final result of a collaboration between the artist… 

  • FOROACUI XXIV

    REGISTRATION FORM PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME | ForoACUI XXIV    Next Thursday and Friday, 6 and 7 October, the 24th Forum on Marine Resources and Aquaculture of the Galician Rías will be held at the Municipal Auditorium of O Grove. This forum is an annual meeting created in 1998 as a reference space to communicate the current… 

  • Fishing 4.0: Digitalisation and blockchain

    Registration | Register Programme The Institute of Marine Research, together with the Marine Technology Centre - CETMAR Foundation and the Vigo Shipowners’ Cooperative, which leads the project, is organising a workshop on 11 October on the potential of digitalisation and blockchain for traceability, quality and sustainability in the fisheries sector. The event is part of… 

  • Workshop on Ocean Acidification

    Access the room - No registration required for access. Certification is available after registration only. See the "Registration" section below - Introduction The ocean absorbs about 30% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released in the atmosphere. As levels of atmospheric CO2 increase from human activity such as burning fossil fuels and changing land… 

  • SeaFood-Age | Final Conference & Brokerage Event

    Registration | Register  The event, which will take place on 19 and 20 October in Vigo in person, will consist of two days of talks, group discussions and targeted interviews. The first day will focus initially on technical results and will be more science-oriented. The second part will be aimed at presenting industrial achievements. It… 

  • Neural networks and the seawater CO2 system. From the global ocean to the Ría de Vigo

    Daniel Broullón, from the Oceanic Processes in Global Change Group at IIM-CSIC, will defend his doctoral thesis at the University of Vigo (DOMAR Programme), in person, in the new graduation hall of the Faculty of Marine Sciences at the University of Vigo. The thesis was co-supervised by Fiz Fernández and Rosa Reboreda, from the Institute…