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Industrial activity generates harmful substances that can reach the most remote places on the planet, transported by winds and ocean currents. A new study conducted by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM) and the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Studies of Water (IDAEA), both centres of CSIC, has detected cellular toxicity produced by anthropogenic-compounds in Antarctica seabed. Samples of Antarctic sediments come from several stations along more than 4,000 kilometers from the Weddell Sea and off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
The Directorate General of Fisheries and Maritime Affairs of the Department of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Food, the Institute of Marine Sciences and the fishermen from Blanes, Palamós, Roses, Port de la Selva and Llançà join in an unique initiative in the Mediterranean region: 500 km2 of Girona’s coastline will be managed by the same fishing sector and measures will be implemented to enhance the sustainability and preservation of marine resources.
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.