The main goal of our lab is to shed light on the fundaments of the intercellular and interorgan crosstalk mediated by extracellular vesicles, lipoproteins and protein complexes in living organisms, their role in the regulation of physiological processes with a special focus on metabolism and how their dysregulation could drive the development of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer and immune system pathologies.

The group develops research projects related to the factors and mechanisms that evaluate the effects of Marine Protected Areas as management tools for the marine environment. To achieve this, a multidisciplinary approach is adopted that ranges from taxonomy and systematics, to the biology of species, structure and dynamics of populations and benthic communities and the relationship of biological processes with environmental factors.

Marine macroalgae (seaweeds) are a resource of great economic and environmental importance due to their numerous applications and key ecological functions. The scientific staff of the group has extensive expertise in studying both basic and applied of seaweeds, with a particular focus on kelps, through cultivation and experimentation. The overall objective is the research, development, and knowledge transfer in the cultivation, sustainable use, and conservation of seaweeds to contribute to addressing the current challenges of Marine Biotechnology within the framework of the EU Blue Growth St

The PHYSIS research group is made up of researchers from the Oceanographic Centres of Murcia, Málaga and Canary Islands with the common objective of studying key physiological aspects of culture marine species.

Research group devoted to the study of the biology of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) and similar species (other scombrids, carangids such as Seriola dumerili, etc.) in captivity. It has the facilities of the Singular Scientific-Technical Infrastructure for Bluefin Tuna Farming (ICTS_ICAR), which it manages.

The AQUAMIND research group is made up of researchers and technicians from the El Bocal Marine Aquaculture Plant of the Santander Oceanographic Centre who, since 2016, have begun to transform the line of research followed until then, which focused mainly on solving various problems in the farming of flatfish such as turbot and sole and technology transfer to the industrial sector towards new lines of research such as polychaetes farming and multi-trophic aquaculture. At present, the main lines of research are 1. AQUACULTURE OF LOW TROPHIC LEVEL SPECIES AND BIOEXTRACTIVE AQUACULTURE. 2.

The group's mission is to carry out research into the optimisation of integrated and sustainable farming of marine species and diversification in aquaculture, using a multidisciplinary approach and favouring the circular economy. To promote the sustainable exploitation of resources and the conservation of biodiversity.

The HADES group's main lines of research are the identification, distribution and characterization, through their structure and functions, of benthic habitats. The research lines respond to European directives such as the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), the Habitats Directive (HD) and the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive (MSPD), collecting and analyzing the scientific information necessary for monitoring the environmental status of benthic habitats to evaluate their conservation status. Its scope of work is the infralittoral, circalittoral and bathyal zones (0-4000 m).

The group leads applied research projects aimed at scientific advice for the conservation of marine biodiversity, the development of non-invasive methodologies for studies of deep marine ecosystems and especially multidisciplinary studies for the monitoring of the conservation status of Marine Protected Areas.