Coastal & Environmental Protection
Human activities have direct and indirect effects on the environment, ranging from pollution to coastal erosion or alterations in species distribution. Climate change is expected to compound some of those effects and add new threats to several coastal and maritime industries. Under this scenario, the development of risk assessment tools that provide information that is essential for the establishment of priorities for mitigation and prevention strategies, as well as of early warning systems, is becoming more and more relevant.
The IIM-CSIC has expertise in developing monitoring systems and prediction capabilities to perform timely estimates of key coastal risks, such as the rise of sea level or pollution, acidification, eutrophication, coastal erosion, hydrodynamic alterations, harmful algal blooms or extreme events such as storms, heat waves, cyclones or droughts.
Accurately monitoring and predicting these phenomena also allows implementing early warning systems and management tools for different activities such as fisheries (ClimeFish), aquaculture (ARIOS), ports and transportation, etc.
You can read about all our capabilities and associated services below.
Capabilities
- Capabilities | Geochemical characterization of water
Analysis of water properties, ranging from physical to geochemical characteristics, including carbon system components, nutrient concentration, organic matter characterization, radioisotope concentration, trace and rare earth elements (REE), etc.
- Capabilities | Prediction and characterization of harmful algal blooms
Characterization and modeling of algal blooms and their interaction with oceanographic and environmental conditions to model and predict proliferation episodes.
- Capabilities | Quantification of anthropogenic impacts on water quality
Analysis of acidification, eutrophication and concentration of different pollutants (PAHs, heavy metals, emerging contaminants, etc.) on water samples, as well as of their impact on biological and geochemical processes.
- Capabilities | Development of bioindicators for environmental monitoring
Characterization and measurement of micro-physiological responses or molecular markers generated in response to environmental conditions for the development of an early warning system for environmental perturbations.
- Window to the seaMarine instruments & sensors Coastal & Environmental Protection Ecosystem Services & Governance Maritime Spatial Planning
Interoperable data platform that collects records of a variety of indicators related to coastal risks both in Galicia and in the North of Portugal The variables include, among others, the risk of eutrophication, coastal erosion, flooding or loss of genetic diversity. Linked to the MarRisk project, financed by the European Regional Development Fund ERDF through the Interreg V-A Spain-Portugal Program (POCTEP) 2014-2020.
Active projects
- BIVALNET -
<p>Red para el estudio y promoción de los servicios ecosistémicos de bivalvos</p>
Principal investigator:FernándezBabarroJose ManuelFunding body:Ayuda RED2022-134186-T financiada por MICIU/AEI
/10.13039/501100011033. Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades - Agencia Estatal de InvestigaciónFunding for IIM-CSIC:18300€Fromto - CONECTEE -
<p>Conectividad Ecológica y el papel del Parque Nacional Islas Atlánticas de Galicia en la conservación de Elasmobranquios costeros</p>
Principal investigator:AlonsoFernándezAlexandreFunding body:Red de Parques Nacionales - MINISTERIO PARA LA TRANSICIÓN ECOLÓGICA Y EL RETO DEMOGRÁFICOFunding for IIM-CSIC:155137€Fromto - MOVE -
<p>Movescapes, connectivity hotspots and eco-evolutionary dynamics: protecting the
functional role of predatory coastal fishes</p>Principal investigator:AlonsoFernándezAlexandreFunding body:Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI - Biodiversa+). Proyectos de colaboración Internacional 2022-2. Programa Estatal para Afrontar las Prioridades de Nuestro Entorno. Plan Estatal de Investigación Científica y Técnica y de Innovación 2021-2023.Funding for IIM-CSIC:173700€Fromto - REDEIRA -
<p>Investigacion, desarrollo e Innovación de una Red de Observación Costera: Ría de Arousa</p>
Principal investigator:PadínÁlvarezJosé AntonioFunding body:Ministerio de Ciencia e InnovaciónFunding for IIM-CSIC:€Fromto <p>METALES PESADOS EN SEDIMENTOS DE LA CUENCA DEL RÍO ULLA, SU ESTUARIO Y LA PARTE INTERNA DE LA RÍA DE AROSA¿</p>
Principal investigator:PregoReboredoRicardoFunding body:Cobre San Rafael, S.L.Funding for IIM-CSIC:5945€Fromto- Contrato Programa -
<p>AYUDA CONVENIO ENTRE CSIC Y LA AXENCIA GALEGA DE INNOVACIÓN -GAIN- PARA EL DESARROLLO DE PROGRAMAS DE I+D+i EN LOS INSTITUTOS DE INVESTIGACIÓN DEL CSIC EN GALICIA Y EN LOS CENTROS OCEANOGRÁFICOS DEL INSTITUTO ESPAÑOL DE OCEANOGRAFÍA (CSIC-IEO). 2021-2022</p>
Principal investigator:SaboridoReyFranFunding body:Agencia Galega de InnovaciónFunding for IIM-CSIC:521824€Fromto - MICRORRESERVAS -
<p>MICRORRESERVAS DE PLAYA: LA CONCIENCIACIÓN SOCIAL COMO ELEMENTO CLAVE EN LA RECUPERACIÓN DE ARENALES. PROYECTO PILOTO EN EL CONCELLO DE NIGRÁN</p>
Principal investigator:PintadoValverdeJoséFunding body:Proyecto FCT-20-15699 financiado con la colaboración de la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología y el Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y UniversidadesFunding for IIM-CSIC:10000€Fromto <p>ESTADO AMBIENTAL DEL RÍO EUME Y SU ESTUARIO SEGÚN LA PRESENCIA DE METALES, SALES NUTRIENTES Y MATERIA</p>
Principal investigator:PregoReboredoRicardoFunding body:HIDRAULICA CONSTRUC. Y CONSERVAC.Funding for IIM-CSIC:47157€Fromto- CETAMBICION -
<p>Coordinated Cetacean Assessment, Monitoring and Management strategy in the Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast sub-region</p>
Principal investigator:PierceGraham JohnFunding body:CEFunding for IIM-CSIC:172049€Fromto - AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA CARTAGENA -
<p>Ánálisis de metales de metales pesados en biota</p>
Principal investigator:CobeloGarcíaAntonioFunding body:AUTORIDAD PORTUARIA CARTAGENAFunding for IIM-CSIC:9473€Fromto