Instituto de Investigación en Medio Ambiente y Ciencia Marina
Heavy metals have been shown to have harmful effects on the environment and human health. The latter mainly occurs through the consumption of food with high levels of these substances. In this regard, Commission Regulation (EC) No 466/2001 and Royal Decree 256/2003 of 28 February establish......
The metropolitan area of Valencia, located in the Gulf of Valencia, is the most populated area of the Valencian Community. Its coasts present serious pollution problems, derived from urban and industrial discharges resulting from intense human and industrial activity. This problem requires......
Description: The purpose of the AEIF-funded project #ActFor Change is to disseminate the U.S. government’s message on oceans and climate change via a series of activities like coastal cleanups, underwater cleanups, debris workshops, film screenings, debates, and an international......
Código según financiadora: LIFE20-NAT/ES/001265 Descripción: El principal objetivo del proyecto es poner en práctica medidas paliativas que eviten la extinción total de Pinna nobilis a corto-medio plazo. Se espera que la enfermedad que afecta al mejillón de abanico devaste casi todas las......
Funding code: LIFE20-NAT/ES/001265 Description: The main objective of the project is to put into practice mitigation measures that prevent the total extinction of Pinna nobilis in the short-medium term. The disease affecting the fan mussel is expected to devastate nearly all the remaining......
Funding code: 101055734 Description: MARLANDS is a community of contemporary artists and researchers united to address cultural and ecological issues across the Mediterranean islands. This project aims to implement collaborations between arts and sciences to raise awareness across Europe......
Funding code: INNEST/2022/261 Description: This project is a continuation of a previous project also developed by UPV, UCV and RVM and financed by AVI in the years 20210-2021 for the development of sustainable concrete maritime infrastructures to promote the growth of flora and fauna (LIVING......
Description: The objective of the project is to investigate the feeding apparatus of certain Mediterranean marine species, such as the basking shark or devil ray, through physical and virtual simulations to understand the hydrodynamic mechanisms that provide the animals’ very high......
Description: The Institute for Research in Environment and Marine Science (IMEDMAR-UCV) of the Catholic University of Valencia (UCV) works on the NEUPINNA project funded by the Biodiversity Foundation F.S.P., on a competitive basis, for the conservation of marine biodiversity in Spain 2020 with......
Funding code: CMAYOR/2021/07Y03/197 Description: This project is an effort to explore the reproductive characteristics of the octopus (Octopus vulgaris) at different points on the coast of the Valencian Community in order to establish the closed periods for artisanal octopus fishing, as well......
Funding code: CMAYOR/2021/07Y03/52 Description: Marine Reserves of Fishing Interest (RRMMIP) such as the Sierra de Irta, serve as breeding grounds for different species of fish and invertebrates, favoring the maintenance of their populations. They also represent excellent......