Scientific news

The initiative, led by ICM-CSIC, aims to make fishing activity compatible with the conservation of elasmobranchs, which are highly threatened in the Mediterranean.

The species, native to the Indo-Pacific, is consolidating its presence in the eastern Mediterranean and is now even detected in colder waters where it was initially not expected to thrive.

The project aligns with circular economy and zero-waste policies, and will establish partnerships with the fishing sector, the Ministry, and the European Union.

Details are documented in a study co-led by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM-CSIC) and the University of Barcelona (UB), recently published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin.

An international study published in the journal Science, with the participation of the ICM-CSIC, shows how the geological isolation of the Mediterranean Sea during the Miocene led to an accumulation of salt that caused an ecological crisis.

Details are outlined in a study by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) recently published in the journal Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries.