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This is confirmed by a new study involving the ICM, which proves that these microorganisms contribute directly to the export and sequestration of carbon in the deep ocean.

The creation of this marine protected areas network constitutes an unprecedented expansion of the Catalan coastline where demersal fishing is not allowed.

In total, over the last five years, more than 4,000 gorgonians have been returned to the sea with a survival rate of 90% and various modifications of fishing gear have been successfully tested.

Due to a lack of data, the studies available so far underestimated the seismic and tsunami risk of these large faults.

This is the main conclusion of a study published this week in the prestigious journal Science of the Total Environment that proves that plastic releases organic chemical compounds and CO2 into the water, which causes a drop in pH.

The Institute will bring together scientists and fishermen to improve the current situation of these species, which have experienced an important decline in recent decades.