The regional minister for the sea, Marta Villaverde, met with Elsa Vázquez, the new director of the Marine Research Centre (CIM) at the University of Vigo, on Monday in Santiago de Compostela. Vázquez, a professor in the Department of Zoology and a researcher with the EcoCost group, took up her position in October with a vision to establish the CIM as a leading research hub at the University of Vigo and a strategic reference for marine research within the Galician system of R&D+i.
During the meeting, Vázquez presented the minister with the key lines of the centre's research strategy and the ongoing projects being undertaken by the institution. The discussion, which also included Ángeles V. Suárez, the director general for Fishing Development, explored potential avenues for collaboration in areas such as marine research, the sustainability of shellfish resources, and the transfer of scientific knowledge to the sector.
