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    The main objective of the Idrissi-2016 recovery cruise is to recovery the 10 Ocean Bottom Seismometers and Hydrophones (OBS/H) deployed in the ocean floor during the oceanographic mission Idrissi-2016 accomplished on September 2016. The OBS will have been acquiring earthquake data occurring in the area during 3 months under the sea. Seismic data will determine the shallow and deep crustal structure and plate geometry of the convergent system giving rise to earthquakes as the Mw 6.3 occurred on January 25th 2016, specially along the Al Idrissi fault, possibly the responsible of the geological hazards that threaten the region. In addition, the data acquired will allow improving our knowledge on the tectonics, faults parameters and landslides to define the most significant geological hazards, including large earthquakes and rarely tsunamis. Together with the OBS/H recovery, a detailed bathymetry survey of the Al Idrissi fault will be performed along the fault using hull-mounted echosounders on the vessel.