Scientific news

The work, in which ICM-CSIC researcher Erik Simón-Lledó has participated, also reveals the first signs of biological recovery in an area of the Pacific that was intensely exploited 44 years ago.

This is the main conclusion of a study led by ICM-CSIC and AZTI, which analyzes changes in catch and revenue composition over the past 20 years.

Details are outlined in an international study involving the ICM-CSIC, which concludes that the organic substances keeping iron dissolved in the Southern Ocean mainly come from algae and bacteria that form plankton.

A study confirms the success of some actions to restore corals seized from poaching — actions promoted by the UB and the ICM (CSIC) — which have allowed both the survival of the transplanted corals and the rapid recovery of the associated coral community.

The details are set out in an informative document to raise public awareness of marine environmental issues based on scientific evidence.

According to the report, produced by the ICM-CSIC in collaboration with the Gremi de Peixaters de Catalunya, fresh fish consumption has decreased by 40% over the past 15 years, although it remains one of the highest in Europe.