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“The loss and the damage of gorgonian forests could have consequences for the entire ecosystem and affect economic sectors, such as fishing”
Maria Montseny is an environmental biologist with a PhD in Marine Ecology. Her research focuses on the conservation...
The first European nature restoration law is adopted
The European Union has adopted the Nature Restoration Law. The regulation establishes restoration targets for 20% of...
The project’s scientific progress was introduced at national and international forums
LIFE Ecorest has participated in several forums over the last few months to present the progress and to transfer the...
Fishers begin the process of returning recovered corals, gorgonians and sponges to the sea
The fishers participating in the LIFE ECOREST project, coordinated by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC),...
The Strategic Commission and a capacity building workshop have been set up with the participation of the fisheries sector
The LIFE ECOREST project promotes participation, governance and capacity building among its actions with the aim of...
Landers, innovative tools to study the seabed
Scientific knowledge of the deep sea and its biodiversity is still very scarce, despite the importance of the ocean...
Initiation of works for the recovery and restoration of deep marine habitats on the coastline of Barcelona and Girona with active participation from the fishing sector
We have commenced joint efforts with fishing guilds along the coastline of Barcelona and Girona to maintain...
The LIFE Ecorest project releases over 250 corals and gorgonians back into the Catalan coast with the collaboration of the fishing sector
The LIFE ECOREST project has released over 250 organisms accidentally caught in fishing nets and rescued by fishermen....
“We have seen the opportunity to help coral regeneration and add value to our product”
Antoni Abad is the president of the Federació Territorial de Confraries de Pescadors de Girona, one of the strategic...
The oceanographic campaign to assess the state of the seabed in the project work areas has finished
For nearly two weeks, a team of researchers from ICM-CSIC, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat de Girona and...
