On this scale in Barcelona, in addition, the samples collected during the XXVI Antarctic Campaign will be delivered to the research centres, based in the City of Condal, which led the projects of that campaign, such as the Institute of Environmental Diagnosis and Water Studies, the Autonomous University of Barcelona or the Institute of Marine Sciences (Spanish Navy Photo).

Tomorrow the oceanographic research ship (BIO) "Hesperides" will emphasize in the port of Barcelona to perform logistical tasks and relieve part of the research staff participating in the ZEEE-22 campaign that the ship is carrying out.

During his stay, the "Hesperides" will be open to the public for the weekend before being made back to sea on Monday morning to resume his scientific work. This is the fourth time the Navy's oceanographic ship has visited Condal City.

The ZEEE-22 campaign consists of the study of the Spanish Exclusive Economic Zone (ZEEE) in the Mediterranean Sea to the north of the Balearic Islands and to the rise of the Catalan coast. The SEA is the marine strip on which Spain has special rights in relation to the exploration and use of marine resources.

To this end, the complete bathymetric lifting of the sea bed is carried out, which in turn is complemented by the systematic collection of data from gravimetry, geomagnetism and the use of high-resolution seismic data from the Mediterranean Sea bottom. The campaign, which began on May 26, is being led by the Marine Hydrographic Institute (IHM) and the Royal Navy Observatory (ROA), in collaboration with the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) and the University of Cadiz (UCA) and will end on June 24, when the "Hesperides" returns to its base at the Arsenal of Cartagena (Murcia).

Between December 16, 2021 and May 20, 2022, the "Hesperides" played its XXVI Antarctic Campaign, framed in the XXXV Spanish Antarctic Campaign. During this period, three scientific projects of various disciplines have been developed on board the "Hesperides," involving 63 people, and logistical support has been given to the Spanish Antarctic bases "Juan Carlos I" and "Gabriel de Castilla," operated by the CSIC and the Earth Army, respectively. In addition, mobility in the Antarctic area has been facilitated for staff involved in more than 20 research projects and time series on land. During this campaign, the "Hesperides" sailed until the 71st 20 'of southern latitude, the southernmost achieved so far by a Navy ship.