Consejo Superior De Investigaciones Cientificas Instituto De Ciencias Del Mar Paseo Maritimo de la Barceloneta, 37-49 08003 Barcelona (Spain) Tel: + 34 93 230 95 00 Fax : + 34 93 230 95 55 The Marine Geology Group of the Institute of Marine Science, CSIC, situated in Barcelona is the leading group in the field of the marine geosciencies in Spain. The Marine Geology group of the CSIC has developed work of great transcendency in both basic science and marine technology, obtaining its best results in projects of international scientific cooperation. Furthermore, members of the Group of Marine Geology of the CSIC are part of several scientific committees within the National Plan of R&D, as well as in international scientific committees. The main research topics and objectives in focus in the CSIC’s Marine Geology Group of Barcelona are the following: Continental margin and ocean basin modelling Global climate change Environment and geologic hazards Shelf-ocean transfer Coastal dynamics CSICīs Marine Geology Group of Barcelona focuses in leading basic research as well as applied technology. In the technical-scientific aspects, the Group has devoted much effort in the acquisition and setting of the oceanographic research vessels equipment dedicated to geological investigations (Cornide de Saavedra, García del Cid and BIO Hespérides). Additionaly, new techniques have been improved in seismic recording, sampling and analysis that allow the development of relevant aspects in the field of marine sciences. An important framework has also been evolved for geophysical and sedimentological automatic analysis and a database has been created providing post-operation data analysis and data exchange with other scientific institutions. For more information, please visit http://www.icm.csic.es/geo/gma/geo0uk.html