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This week, the ICM is hosting the annual meeting of MERCES project (Restoration of the marine ecosystem in changing European seas), the first European project of the Horizon 2020 program dedicated to the restoration of marine ecosystems.
The seventh edition of the Gymkhana of the Seas and Oceans (Gymkhana de los Mares y Océanos) was held at the Cosmocaixa in Barcelona, a great activity to show highschool students the key role of the ocean currents in our planet.
Seas and oceans occupy more than two thirds of the planet surface of the planet and for this reason the Earth is also known as the 'Blue Planet'. The oceans constitute a global system and are interconnected through marine currents, which are essential for climate equilibrium and make life possible as we know it.
From April 24 to 26, more than 70 people from the International Ocean Vector Winds Science Team (IOVWST) have met at the Institute of Marine Sciences in Barcelona.
On April 14, the BCN-GULLS project was launched, an initiative to study the impact of the yellow-legged gull on public health in the city of Barcelona.
The study is promoted by a group of scientific institutions including the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), the Public Health Agency of Barcelona, the Catalan Institute of Ornithology, the Institute of Global Health (ISGlobal) and the Biological Station of Doñana (EBD-CSIC). The project also has the collaboration of the Barcelona Zoo.
From 27th to 30th of April all people living in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona are called to participate in the most important biodiversity event in the world, the City Nature Challenge. For the first time, Barcelona has organized a great event under the name of Biomarathon.
On April 16 and 17, the Institute of Marine Sciences hosted the meeting of the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet), an initiative of the European Commission that aims to collect and harmonize European marine data.