Presentation of the iGENTAC project
AT THE INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH, WE ARE SEEKING CITIZEN COLLABORATION IN THE IGENTAC RESEARCH PROJECT. IF YOU ARE IN GALICIA, DIVE OR FISH, AND HAVE A CAMERA, YOU CAN JOIN THE PROJECT! ARE YOU…
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Responding to society, promoting ocean culture
The UCC+i will present several inspiring Ocean Literacy initiatives with the talk “Responding to society, promoting ocean culture” at the 1st Spanish Conference for the Promotion of Ocean Knowledge, organised by the CETMAR Foundation within…
CSIC concludes that the presence of anisakis in cephalopods commercialised by Profand is negligible
This scientific study confirms that the presence of anisakis and other zoonotic parasites in Grupo Profand cephalopod products “is not comparable to other fishery product species”. The report is part of a unique programme commissioned…
CSIC commemorates “International Day for Women & Girls in STEM 2021″ in Galicia
Initiatives adapted to the health situation will be carried out between 1 and 25 February. Santiago de Compostela, 8 February 2021. The Spanish National Research Council joins the commemoration of the “International Day of Women…
International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, at IIM-CSIC we want to remember and highlight the important work and contributions made by the centre’s female researchers and technicians to…
New avenues in marine vitamins research: Revisiting the classical biological questions and exploring new functions in the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and iron cycles
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 sustainably manage the world’s oceans and seas and…
An innovative model makes it possible to locate hake nursery areas and improve knowledge of their annual variations
Press release published by the Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO) in Vigo This work will help improve fisheries management in the north of the Iberian Peninsula. The main recruitment area is located in the Ártabro…
CSIC starts three marine research projects in Vigo, with the collaboration of Fundación Biodiversidad
Through IIM research groups and within the framework of the Pleamar programme “Innovative tools applied to the monitoring of populations in the surroundings of a Marine Protected Area: artificial intelligence, genetics and acoustic telemetry (iGENTAC)”…
Experimental developments in seahorses and application to field studies
Dr Miguel Planas Oliver, from the IIM-CSIC, will take part in the 20th Aquaculture and Fisheries Forum – AQUADACA where he will speak about: “Experimental developments in seahorses and application to field studies” …
Conscious fishing and consumption
SEATraces Exhibition lecture series is an activity promoted by the CSIC through the Food Biochemistry Group at the IIM. This initiative is part of the European SEATRACES project, led by the same research group. This lecture…
Spatial ecology of coastal elasmobranchs in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park
Gonzalo Mucientes Sandoval, researcher at the IIM-CSIC, took part in the 2nd National Conference on Elasmobranchs (online), with the talk “Spatial ecology of coastal elasmobranchs in the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park”, where he explained…
The role of the market and responsible consumption in sustainable fishing
SEATraces Exhibition lecture series is an activity promoted by the CSIC through the Food Biochemistry Group at the IIM. This initiative is part of the European SEATRACES project, led by the same research group. This lecture…
Sequencing of the mussel genome reveals a system of genes that could explain its great immune resistance
A high proportion of “dispensable genes”, which are not found in all individuals, is related to survival and may explain the mussel’s capacity for adaptation. In addition to its commercial interest, this species contains molecules…
The SEATRACES project
SEATraces Exhibition lecture series is an activity promoted by the CSIC through the Food Biochemistry Group at the IIM. This initiative is part of the European SEATRACES project, led by the same research group. This lecture…
SEATRACES in videos
SEATraces Exhibition lecture series is an activity promoted by the CSIC through the Food Biochemistry Group at the IIM. This initiative is part of the European SEATRACES project, led by the same research group. This lecture…
Kilometres for diabetes
Initiative promoted by Fundación Diabetes Cero and Asociación Diabetes Madrid consisting of a virtual race with 17 stops, each associated with one of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Through an app, participants count their…
The “SEATRACES EXHIBITION – Following the Trail of Fish” kicks off, a public engagement action from a European project coordinated by IIM-CSIC
The first conference on the project’s documentary video takes place today. SEATRACES, led by the Food Biochemistry group at the Institute of Marine Research in Vigo (IIM), is co-financed with more than 2.6 million euros…
CSIC collaborates in “Tour of Spain for Diabetes. Kilometres for Diabetes”
Through the Institute of Marine Research (Vigo). This is an initiative promoted by Fundación Diabetes Cero and Asociación Diabetes Madrid. It consists of a virtual race with 17 stops, each associated with one of the…
CSIC generates ocean DIC & alkalinity global climatologies for the last five decades
– Through the IIM (Vigo) and using artificial intelligence techniques. – Both variables are related to the carbon cycle and therefore to the effects of climate change. Santiago de Compostela, 8 October 2020. The Spanish…
The CSIC in Galicia incorporates new civil servants staff
– They have already taken up their posts at their respective centres: IIM, MBG and Incipit. – In addition, research staff from IIM (Vigo), MBG (Pontevedra) and Incipit (Santiago de Compostela) have been promoted internally…
Aida Fernández Ríos
The Royal Galician Academy of Sciences (RAGC) and Pontevedra Provincial Council consider it to be of common interest to collaborate on the 1st edition of the Aida Fernández Ríos Scientific Lecture Series in 2021, in…
CSIC finds out more on PS-nanoplastic effect on mussels
– In a study promoted by the IIM in collaboration with the University of Cádiz and published in Journal of Hazardous Materials, researchers have revealed for the first time the translocation of polystyrene nanoplastics into…
The IIM increases its catalog of scientific-technical services
– The Service for the Determination of Metals in Environmental Samples has recently been launched, promoted by the Marine Biogeochemistry group. The IIM already offers more than a dozen services related to R&D&I. – In…
The CSIC contributes to progress against tuberculosis within the framework of the H2020 “EMIT-TB” project
– Through the Marine Products Chemistry group, the institution has established panels of serum protein biomarkers representative of patients with active tuberculosis and their infected or uninfected contacts, contributing to understanding the metabolic complexity associated…