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This is the main conclusion of a new study by the ICM-CSIC, which reveals how urban rainfall washes waste into fishing grounds within weeks, whereas river discharges push it toward deeper waters.

A study led by ICM-CSIC and the UB reveals that the characteristics of plastic debris influence the invertebrate communities that colonize it and their dispersal potential.

A new study by the ICM-CSIC provides evidence that challenges the traditional view of parasites as agents that suppress microalgal blooms, and shows that they are persistent components, mainly in the water column and, in the case of some lineages, also in the sediment.

A multidisciplinary team led by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Santiago de Compostela will spend the next three years analysing the biological, socioeconomic, and legal repercussions of floating offshore wind farms on professional fishing in Galicia, Catalonia, and the Balearic Islands.

The project was led by Eve Galimany, researcher at ICM-CSIC and ICATMAR, with the support of ICATMAR’s technical staff and specialists in fish, crustaceans, geographic information systems and marine ecology.

The automated station, resulting from a participatory budgeting process and an agreement with the Barcelona City Council, records currents, pH, temperature, and real-time meteorological data off this iconic Barcelona beach.