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                                  |     |  research only  |  
                                   |  academic, education | 
                                     |   |  policy/planning |  
                                   |  envir. monitoring | 
                                     |   |  other:  | 
                                        
               
	     
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               Main sectors of research 
                
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                 biological oceanography, chemical oceanography, integrated coastal zone management 
                  
             
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                Current major projects 
               
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                 fisheries, monitoring and modelling of pollution in the Eastern Black Sea of Turkey 
                  
             
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               Number of local permanent staff 
               
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                        scientists :  
                        5                
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                       others : 
                        4            
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               Indoor surface area (m2) available for  
               
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                        research : 
                       
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                       teaching : 
                       
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                       others : 
                       
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						Conference room
				   
            	   
        	        
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                 |   no   | 
                  yes  (number of seats : 50 ) |  
                           
             
                
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               Research vessel(s)  
                            
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                 |    |    less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 2 |             
              
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                 |      |   more than 12 m in length; number of vessels :  1 |             
              
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                     Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :           
                                 
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                  fully equipment for chemical and biological research ;  'R/V Denar 1' : all chemical, biological sampling equipment, etc.                       
                              
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               Other major research facilities and equipment 
               
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               wet lab. for fisheries with full of necessary equipments                                       
	            
	             
               
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               Ecosystem types available nearby 
               
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               nearshore and offshore Black Sea                                       
               
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               Areas of taxonomic expertise  
               
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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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						Training courses
				   
            	   
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                |   |  yes  |       no   |             
             
           
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               Capacity and brief description of library            
                                       
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               25000 books related to marine ecology, fisheries, oceanography and 5 journals           
               
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               Type of research institution  
               
                
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                   |     |  governmental, national |    |   governmental, local |      |  |   international |   |   academic |      |  |   private |   |  other: |         
              
	     
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		    CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes 
             
             
             
              
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