The project “Sustainable antifouling agents: from grape wastes to the sea with the green chemistry leading the way” receives an honorable mention in the prestigious international Ocean Award from the Mirpuri Foundation. The project is under the coordination of the CIIMAR researcher Marta Correia da Silva.

 

The Mirpuri Foundation Ocean Award was created to recognize excellence in the scientific community and reward the most innovative projects designed to positively influence the health of our oceans.

 

The project has also just received financial support from the Foundation for Science and Technology of 244,000 euros.