About IIM

The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) is one of the main marine research centers in the Iberian Peninsula. Looking at the Atlantic from Vigo, a city with a strong connection with the sea, the IIM-CSIC faces the challenge of increasing our knowledge about the ocean, from its physical characteristics to the food we take from it and the processes that bind the whole system together.

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Research

Research is at the core of the Institute of Marine Research's work. Working along 3 Core Research Themes, which intertwine and connect to each other, the researchers and technicians at the IIM-CSIC look for answers within 9 different research lines.

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Innovation

While our research provides us with new knowledge about our sea and shores, at the Institute of Marine Research we are committed to go a step further, creating new collaborations with the industry and other economic activities, be they already 'established' industries, such as fisheries or aquaculture, or 'emerging' ones, such as ocean observation.

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Society

Science is not complete until it is shared with society. As a public research institution, the IIM understands that its commitment is with society, fostering a two-way relationship with its surrounding community and an open perspective on science.

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Work & Study

Marine scientists, lab technicians, biologists, chemists and engineers, but also economists, lawyers or communicators (both working and in training) contribute to the interdisciplinary nature of our center. With more than 200 employees, the IIM-CSIC is a large community of people who work together for the sake of science, knowledge and sustainability.

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News & Events

Do you want to be aware of the latest at the IIM? The Institute has a whole team involved in communication & outreach, sharing all news that arise and organizing events to reach all sectors of society: from other peers working in science to children in schools or our neighbors from Vigo.

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Publications

  • Carrevedo, M.L.; Frugone, M.; Latorre, C.; Maldonado, A.; Bernárdez, P.; Prego, R.; Cárdenas, D.; Valero-Garcés, B. (2015) A 700-year record of climate and environmental change from a high Andean lake: Laguna del Maule, central Chile (36°S) Holocene DOI:10.1177/0959683615574584
  • Prieto, M.A.; Vazquez, J.A.; Murado, M.A. (2015) A new and general model to describe, characterize, quantify and classify the interactive effects of temperature and pH on the activity of enzymes The Analyst DOI:10.1039/c4an02136c
  • Salgado, P.; Vázquez, J.A.; Riobó, P.; Franco, J.M.; Figueroa, R.I.; Kremp, A.; Bravo, I. (2015) A kinetic and factorial approach to study the effects of temperature and salinity on growth and toxin production by the dinoflagellate Alexandrium ostenfeldii from the Baltic Sea PLoS ONE DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0143021
  • Bao, M.; Mota, M.; Nachón, D.J.; Antunes, C.; Cobo, F.; Garci, M.E.; Pierce, G.J.; Pascual, S. (2015) Anisakis infection in allis shad, Alosa alosa (Linnaeus, 1758), and twaite shad, Alosa fallax (Lacépède, 1803), from Western Iberian Peninsula Rivers: zoonotic and ecological implications Parasitology Research DOI:10.1007/s00436-015-4403-5
  • Prieto, M.A.; Curran, T.P.; Gowen, A.; Vázquez, J.A. (2015) An efficient methodology for quantification of synergy and antagonism in single electron transfer antioxidant assays Food Research International DOI:10.1016/j.foodres.2014.11.030
  • González, M.J.; Medina, I.; Maldonado, O.S.; Lucas, R.; Morales, J.C. (2015) Antioxidant activity of alkyl gallates and glycosyl alkyl gallates in fish oil in water emulsions: Relevance of their surface active properties and of the type of emulsifier Food Chemistry DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.03.035
  • Villaverde, A.F.; Bongard, S.; Mauch, K.; Müller, D.; Balsa-Canto, E.; Schmid, J.; Banga, J.R. (2015) A consensus approach for estimating the predictive accuracy of dynamic models in biology Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine DOI:10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.02.001
  • Corse, E.; Valladares, S.; Planas, M.; Chamorro, A.; Pintado, J. (2015) Analysis of the diet of the long-snouted seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus by 18SrDNA amplification of prey in faeces Aquaculture Nutrition DOI:10.1111/anu.12189