Scientific news

Scientists at ICM have developed an innovative model based on satellite data to predict across the Southern Ocean isoprene concentration, a gas produced by phytoplankton that contributes to cloud formation and has the potential to affect the climate.

Researchers at Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO), Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) and Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) have detected that 58% of sardines in the Western Mediterranean has ingested microplastics, while in the case of anchovies this percentage is 60%.

Researchers at the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) of Barcelona have designed a biodegradable device for tuna fishing that could eventually replace the plastic devices currently used for this aim. The initiative is part of a project carried out in collaboration with the International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF) that seeks to make fishing practices more sustainable.

The current system only allows new species of prokaryotes to be named if they have been grown in laboratory. This work proposes a new nomenclature code that overcomes this problematic requirement.

Understanding the Atlantic Niño dynamics is a key to prevent its socioeconomic impact in regions that are especially vulnerable such as the Gulf of Guinea.

Ahead of World Oceans Day, the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM) of Barcelona and the Institute of Marine Research of Vigo (IIM) have launched the #AnhelDeMar campaign on social networks.