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Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls sur mer
Sorbonne Université
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Type of Research Institution
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Address : 1 avenue Pierre Fabre
66650 Banyuls sur Mer
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Phone :
+33 4 68 88 73 00
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Director :
Prof Yves Desdevises
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 71 | | | others : 116 |
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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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| marine biology, microbiology, biogeochemistry, integrative biology, biotechnologies
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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* European Marine Biological Resources Center (EMBRC): France, Italy, Germany, Greece, Norway, Portugal, Sweden
* LIA MAST: Chile |
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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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 : 120 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
'Rufi 2' : 7.5 m, used primarily for trips involving scuba diving
'Nereis 2' : 15 m, fixed gantry, hydraulic winches, seawater and freshwater arrivals, diving ladder, dry scientific room, trawls, dredges (sediment, rocks, shell), skips, corer, plankton nets, Niskin bottles, CTD
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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* Research Aquariology
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Biodiversity and Marine Biotechnology (Bio2Mar)
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Biological Imaging & Cytometry (BioPIC)
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Instrumented Marine network in the Mediterranean (REMIMED) |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | No direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : Mediterranean sea |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| phytoplankton, microphytobenthos, macrobenthos, meiobenthos, macrophytobenthos, bacteria, plankton |
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Specimen collections
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Brief description : several benthic organisms can be collected: echinoderms, tunicates, cephalocordates |
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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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Master in Sciences of Sorbonne University: Marine sciences, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Marine Biology and Bioresources. Various courses such as: Marine Microbiology, Marine Biotechnologies, Ecophysiology, Phylogenetics and Evolution, Marine Interactions
Bachelor in Life Science of Sorbonne University
International Master Programs with Chile: Biology of Marine Organisms
International Bachelor Program with the Canada in Marine Biology and Oceanography
Summer Schools: Mediterranean Ecology, Marine Microbial Worlds |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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oceanography and marine biology; biology, in particular cellular and molecular biology; microbiology; ecology; zoology; botany, in particular algology; Earth sciences.
approximately 500 monographs from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries which make up the ancient documentary collection
about 10,000 books, reports and theses
paper periodicals:
1,500 journal titles, 200 of which are in progress (many of which were received in exchange for the journal "Vie et Milieu" published by the Laboratory).
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 25/02/2020
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