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The initiative, led by the ICM-CSIC, will focus on studying the Clarion-Clipperton Zone, a vast region of the abyssal Pacific located between Mexico and Hawaii of great scientific interest due to the potential future exploitation of polymetallic nodules.

The project, led by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC), involves the collaboration of the Institute of Space Studies of Catalonia (IEEC), the company Radian, and the French research institute Ifremer.

The REMO project, coordinated by REPSOL, has delivered key advances to ensure the safety of future geological storage of hydrogen and CO₂.

This is the main conclusion of a new study by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC), which reveals that ocean productivity and the abundance of competitors are key to understanding competition among large pelagic predators.

Citizen observations reveal the early flowering of Posidonia oceanica in northern Catalonia and the expansion of tropical species such as the Atlantic parrotfish and the sargassum nudibranch.

A study by IEO-CSIC and ICM-CSIC shows that juvenile tuna adapt to the scarcity of traditional prey by replacing sardines and anchovies with horse mackerel.