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Istituto per le Risorse Biologiche e le Biotecnologie Marine (Mazara del Vallo)
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | | | Academic | |  | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : Via Luigi Vaccara, 61
91026 Mazara del Vallo
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Phone :
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Director :
Dr Gian Marco Luna
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Contact person :
Sergio Vitale
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 12 | | | others : 28 |
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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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| biology and ecology of marine organisms, included alien species; population dynamics and stock assessment of fisheries resources including spatial distribution analyses; fishing technology and aquaculture technology for sustainable fisheries; monitoring platforms for marine ecosystems including ecophysiological study on
environmental adapting; integrated Coastal Zone Management (IZCM) for a sustainable development of marine resources and Biodiversity conservation |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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* ICES Working Group “Comparative Analyses between European Atlantic and Mediterranean Marine Ecosystems to move towards an Ecosystem-based approach to fisheries” WGCOMEDA
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ICES Working Group “Marine Habitat Mapping” WGMH
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University of Plymouth (UK)
* SAC/GFCM Working Groups on Stock Assessment, Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems and Essential Fish Habitats
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DG MARE of the European Union
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INSTM (Tunisia), IEO (Spagna), IFREMER (Francia), HCMR (Grecia), CSIC (Spagna) |
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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* European Data Collection Framework (Regulation (EU) 2017/1004)
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International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean (MEDITS)
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Monitoring of commercial catch (CAMPBIOL)
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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Research vessel(s)
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| number of vessels : 0 |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * 2 laboratories for fish and otoliths analysis |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| No direct access to sea | | No direct access to brackish / estuarine waters |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| fish, crustaceans cephalopods, elasmobranch, megabenthos of trawlable bottoms
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no |
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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 |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| The Institute has a library with books and scientific journals since 1980s |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 22/05/2020
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