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The new species were identified in the Blanes Bay (Girona), where there is a permanent ICM-CSIC sampling point, and are globally distributed.

The study, co-led by the ICM-CSIC, the CIIMAR and the UB, highlights the lack of resilience of this emblematic Mediterranean species in the face of increasingly frequent and intense events.

Marine mammals, seabirds, sharks, rays, and benthic invertebrates are the species most at risk from the impact of this technology.

This is the main conclusion of a study conducted by the ICM-CSIC and IQF-CSIC, which has quantified for the first time the global emission of a sulphur gas produced by marine life and its contribution to forming particles and clouds in the atmosphere.

The document, prepared by the ICM-CSIC in collaboration with the IEO-CSIC, is part of the ‘Science for Public Policy’ collection, which aims to contribute to developing policies based on scientific evidence.

These are the major findings of BioMARató, a citizen science event coordinated by ICM-CSIC that mobilized over 480 volunteers to survey the biodiversity of the Catalan coast over six months.