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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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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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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Publications

  • García-Mayoral, E.; Roura, Á.; Moreno, A.; González, Á.F. (2022) Diet composition of wild Loligo vulgaris paralarvae along the West Iberian Peninsula coast Marine Ecology - Progress Series DOI:10.3354/meps13915
  • Bañón, R.; Roura, Á.; García-Fernández, C.; Alonso-Fernández, A.; de Carlos, A. (2022) Coastal habitat evidences and biological data of Alepisaurus ferox (Aulopiform; Alepisauridae) from northwestern Iberian Peninsula Marine Biodiversity DOI:10.1007/s12526-022-01261-9
  • González García, L.; Pierce, G.J.; Autret, E.; Torres-Palenzuela, J.M. (2022) Alongside but separate: Sympatric baleen whales choose different habitat conditions in São Miguel, Azores Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers DOI:10.1016/j.dsr.2022.103766
  • Soliño, M.; Raposo, R. (2022) Contributing to healthy forests: Social preferences for pest and disease mitigation programs in Spain Forest Policy and Economics DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2022.102754
  • Pennino, M.G.; Cousido-Rocha, M.; Maia, C.; Rocha, A.; Figueiredo, I.; Alonso-Fernández, A.; Silva, C.; Izquierdo, F.; Castro, J.; Teruel Gomez, J.; Rodriguez, J.; Cerviño, S. (2022) This is what we know: Assessing the stock status of the data-poor common sole on the Iberian coast Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science DOI:10.1016/j.ecss.2022.107747
  • Chanto-García, D.A.; Saber, S.; Macías, D.; Sureda, A.; Hernández-Urcera, J.; Cabanellas-Reboredo, M. (2022) Species-specific heavy metal concentrations of tuna species: the case of Thunnus alalunga and Katsuwonus pelamis in the Western Mediterranean Environmental science and pollution research international DOI:10.1007/s11356-021-15700-w
  • Ríos-Castro, R.; Aranguren, R.; Romero, A.; Banchi, E.; Pallavicini, A.; Novoa, B.; Figueras, A. (2022) Assessment of the environmental distribution of the protozoan parasite Perkinsus olseni by next-generation sequencing, qPCR and histopathology allows the identification of alternative bivalve hosts Aquaculture DOI:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.737984
  • Cousido-Rocha, M.; Cerviño, S.; Alonso-Fernández, A.; Gil, J.; Herraiz, I.G.; Rincón, M.M.; Ramos, F.; Rodríguez-Cabello, C.; Sampedro, P.; Vila, Y.; Pennino, M.G. (2022) Applying length-based assessment methods to fishery resources in the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast ecoregion: Stock status and parameter sensitivity Fisheries Research DOI:10.1016/j.fishres.2021.106197