LICEM: Laboratorio de identificación, caracterización y eco‐toxicidad de microplásticos convencionales y nuevos materiales poliméricos avanzados
Funding Agency: Canary Islands Governement
Partners: ULPGC
Time active: 2021-2022
Leading researcher: Dra. May Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 5
Funds: 262 813.67€
MICROPLEACH: Impact of microplastic additive leachates on plankton
Funding Agency: Science and Innovation Ministry
Partners: ULPGC
Time active: 2021-2024
Leading researcher: Dr. Rodrigo Almeda García
Number of researchers involved: 4
Funds: 189 000€
Convenio de colaboración para el desarrollo de acciones y estudios en el litoral Bahía del Confital - Las Canteras
Funding Agency: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria local governement
Partners: ULPGC, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria local governement
Time active: 2021
Leading researcher: Dra. Emma Pérez-Chacón Espino, Dr. Antonio Falcón Martel
Number of researchers involved: 23
Funds: 150 000€
RICOMAR: Evaluación del efecto de los microplásticos en el metabolismo de peces
Funding Agency: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (GOB-ESP2019-03)
Partners: ULPGC
Time active: 2020
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 5
Funds: 7 856€
CaPonLitter: Capitalising good coastal practices and improving policies to prevent marine litter
Funding Agency: Interreg Europe (PGI05063)
Partners: Portugal, Spain, France, Croatia, Greece, Bulgaria, Germany and Netherlands
Time active: 2019-2022
Leading researcher: José Carlos Ribeiro Ferreira, NOVA University Lisbon. From the ULPGC partner: Dr. Ricardo Haroum, Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 15
Funds: 1,537 391€ (ULPGC: 174 605€)
EnviroPlaNet: Thematic Newtork of Micro- and Nanoplastics in the Environment
Funding Agency:Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities (RED2018-102345-T)
Partners: University of Alcalá, Astrobiology Center (INTA-CSIC),Institut de Ciències del Mar (CSIC), IEO,..., Canary Islands (ULL, ULPGC), ...
Time active: 2019-2022
Leading researcher: Dr. Roberto Rosal García. From the ULPGC partner. Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Funds: 33,000 euros
IMPLAMAC: Evaluación del impacto de microplásticos y contaminantes emergentes en costas de la Macaronesia
Funding Agency: Interreg MAC (MAC2/1.1a/265)
Partners: Canary Islands (ULL, ULPGC), Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde
Time active: 2019-2022
Leading researcher: Dr. Javier Hernández Borges. From the ULPGC partner. Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 17
Funds: 1,578,261.53 euros
INDICIT II. Implementation of the indicator “Impacts of marine litter on sea turtles and biota”
Funding Agency: European Comission. DG ENV/MSFD 2018
Partners: HCMR (GR), ISPRA (IT), UNEXE (UK), PAU-DEKAMER (TK), FRCT (PT), UVEG (ES), CNR (IT), INSTM (TN), ULPGC (ES), MTES (FR), DGSCM –SGPM (ES)
Time active: 2019-2021
Leading researcher: Dr. Claude Miaud. Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (EPHE) (FR). From the ULPGC partner. Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 20
Funds: 1,312,691 euros (ULPGC: 178,969 euros)
MarSP: Macaronesian Maritime Spatial Planning
Funding Agency: European Comission. Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (EASME)
Partners: ULPGC, Azores y Madeira
Time active: 2018-2020
Leading researcher:Dr. Ricardo Haroun, Responsable de los datos oceanográficos: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 15
Funds: 2,000,000 euros
PERSEO: Estudio del Metabolismo de Medusas en aguas de Canarias
Funding Agency: Gobierno de Canarias y por el Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional: fondos FEDER (ProID201710051)
Partners: ULPGC, Azores y Madeira
Time active: 2017-2020
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez
Number of researchers involved: 14
Funds: 70,000 euros
REMAIN: REMineralisation of organic carbon by marine bActerIoplanktoN
Funding Agency: NERC, Science for the Environment (NE/R000956/1)
Partners: University of East Anglia (UK), ULPGC
Time active: 2017-2020
Leading researcher: Dra. Carol Robinson, Dra. María M. Gómez, responsable por España
Number of researchers involved: 12
Funds: 640,634.43 £
MERMAC: Metabolismo Respiratorio de Medusas en Aguas de Canarias
Funding Agency: CEI Canarias: Campus Excelencia Atlántico Tricontinental (CEI 2017-10)
Partners: ULPGC, ULL
Time active: 2017
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 8
Funds: 16.685,96 euros
BIOMAR: Efecto de la contaminación por microplásticos en la biota marina
Funding Agency: CEI Canarias: Campus Atlántico Tricontinental (CEI-39-20162105-01)
Partners: ULPGC y ULL
Time active: 2016
Leading researcher: Dra. May. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 4
Funds: 8500 euros
PLASMAR: PLAnificación Sostenible de áreas marinas en la Macaronesia
Funding Agency: Interrreg MAC (MAC/1.1a/030)
Partners: ULPGC, Madeira y Azores
Time active: 2017-2019
Leading researcher: Dr. Ricardo Haroum, Responsable del descriptor de Microplásticos: Dra. May. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 15
Funds: 1.034 355,25 euros
MEMECAN: Metabolismo de Medusas en Canarias
Funding Agency: CEI Canarias: Campus Atlántico Tricontinental
Partners: ULPGC, ULL
Time active: 2017
Leading researcher: Dra. May Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 3
Funds: 9300 euros.
MICROTROPHIC - Estudio de los microplásticos marinos y su incorporación a las redes tróficas en Canarias
Funding Agency: University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Leading researcher: Alicia Herrera
Website: https://microtrofic.wordpress.com
BIOACIDS - Biological Impacts Of Ocean Acidification
Funding Agency: German Science Foundation
Partners: Geomar, Kiel, AWI Bremerhaven, IOW Warnemünde, IGB, Berlin, University of Oldenburg, MPI Mainz, ULPGC
Time active: 2013-2015
Leading researcher: Dr. Ulf Riebesell
Number of researchers involved: 37
Funds: 100.000.000 euros.
Website: http://www.bioacid.de
BIOMBA: Metabolismo planctónico: Regulación bioquímica e impacto oceanográfico sobre la bomba biológica
Funding Agency: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (CTM 2012-32729/MAR)
Partners: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,
Time active: 2013-2015
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 17
Funds: 72.500 euros.
RETAMAR: Response to temperatura and acidity changes in the physiology and enzimology of marine macroalgae
Funding Agency: CEI Canarias: Campus Atlántico Tricontinental
Partners: ULPGC y ULL
Time active: 2014
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 4
Funds: 30.000 euros
MALASPINA: Cambio global y exploración de la biodiversidad del océano global
Funding Agency: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología. Programa CONSOLIDER-INGENIO 2010
Partners: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Numerosas Universidades Españolas, Total 27 Instituciones.
Time active: 2008-2014
Leading researcher: Dr. Carlos Duarte Quesada.
Number of researchers involved: 102
Funds: 4.350.000 euros, 177.353,00 € ULPGC
Website: http://www.expedicionmalaspina.es
MERIAN 2011-SUCCESSION
Funding Agency: German Science Foundation
Partners: Leibniz Institute for Baltic Research, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution y Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,
Time active: 2011-2012
Leading researcher: Dr. Lutz Postel
Number of researchers involved: 12
Funds: 68.463 euros.
CAMVALEX: Campaña de validación para el estudio de un modelo mecanístico para el metabolismo del zooplancton
Funding Agency: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (CTM 2010-09515E)
Partners: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Time active: 2010-2011
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 7
Funds: 12.000 euros.
EXZOME: Estudio de un modelo mecanístico para el metabolismo del zooplancton
Funding Agency: Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología (CTM 2008-01616)
Partners: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Time active: 2008-2011
Leading researcher: Dra. María M. Gómez Cabrera
Number of researchers involved: 4
Funds: 145.200 euros.
