CIMA's activity is almost entirely focused on research and innovation, with an R&D&I department that develops research projects aimed at integrating the results of these studies into the company’s strategic knowledge.
Among the R&D&I projects in which CIMA is currently participating are:
– “Cartography: Study of the Conservation Status of Seagrass Beds in the Eastern Islands: Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, and Gran Canaria,” promoted by the Government of the Canary Islands and co-financed by the FEDER Canarias Operational Program (2014-2020).
– Study of the delimitation, characterization, and distribution of the coralligenous community, and monitoring of the conservation status of protected algal species of the genera Tretacantha, Carpodesmia, and Gelidium. Tretacantha, Carpodesmia y Gelidium
– Oceanographic campaigns for the research of cetaceans and marine turtles in the area of Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, within the framework of the LIFE INTEMARES Project, coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation.
Continuous Projects
At CIMA, we carry out a series of ongoing activities and projects. Among these, the following stand out:
– Environmental Monitoring and Control Plans for land-to-sea discharges.
– Taxonomic identification of marine macrofauna and meiofauna, and application of Biotic Indexes. Accredited by ENAC.
– Fishery Biology studies focusing primarily on the Canary Islands artisanal fleet, related to the analysis of fish stocks and catches made with different fishing gears.
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