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These are species that had been previously described, but their ability to degrade plastic-derived products leached into the ocean was unknown.
The authors of the study, in which the ICM-CSIC has participated, call for immediate global action to ensure food security.
The BioPlatgesMet project asks citizens to help inventory the coastal nature using the citizen science platform MINKA.
The ICM-CSIC is co-author of this new publication in the "Science for Public Policy" collection, a strategic project promoted by the organisation to define policies based on scientific evidence.
Within this project, the ICM-CSIC coordinates the data flow analysis component in marine biodiversity monitoring associated with the Marine Strategy.
The research team, led by the ICM-CSIC and the University of Cadiz, proposes incorporating specific sensors in future space missions to improve the detection of plastics.