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Institute of Fishing Resources
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Type of Research Institution
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Address : Agricultural Academy
Boul. Primorsky, 4
Agricultural Academy
Boul. Primorsky, 4
9000 Varna
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Phone :
+359 52 632 065
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Director :
Prof Elitsa P. Petrova-Pavlova
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 14 | | | others : 21 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| hydrochemistry, marine microbiology, plankton, bottom communities, population genetics, ichthyology |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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* State and dynamics of trophic base in the Black Sea
* Stock assessment of the commercial fishes in the Black Sea
* dynamics of the Black Sea ecosystem under natural and anthropogenic factors
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | yes (number of seats : 12 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 0 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
34 m in length ; GPS, 2 radars, 2 hydrolocators, oceanographic equipment, trawling facilities |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * spectrophotometer U-2001, PCR and all necessary devices for electrophoresis, microscopes, many PCs, electronic scales, etc. |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : littoral, sublittoral, coastal lakes |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| phytoplankton, nematods, molluscs, crustaceans, fishes |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no | |
Brief description : invertebrates (from the Black Sea) : Ostracoda, Mysidacea, Cumacea, Amphipoda, Polychaeta, Harpacticoida ;
we have also some fishes in the collection ;
on the basis of our Institute we have an Aquarium with live preserved exhibits |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| yes | | no |
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Training courses
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| yes | | no | |
population genetics ; electrophoresis technics |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| 25 000 volumes of all aspects of marine biology |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 20/02/2020
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