The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe. It has several institutes dedicated to marine sciences in Galicia.
The Institute of Marine Research (IIM-CSIC) in Vigo is one of the benchmark centers in Spain for oceanographic research, aquaculture, and marine biotechnology.
The CSIC actively collaborates with universities and companies to transfer scientific knowledge to the maritime and fishing productive sector.