CENTRO OCEANOGRAFICO DE MURCIA - I E O
Spain (10/13)	C/ Carretera de la Azohia s/n (Murcia) 30860 Puerto de Mazarron   SPAIN Tel : + 34 968 153 339 / 159 Fax : + 34 968 153 934 Email : comurcia@mu.ieo.es Web Site : http://www.mu.ieo.es/ Director : Dr José María Bellido Millán

	Type of activities
	research only academic, education policy/planning envir. monitoring other: assessment
	Main sectors of research
	marine aquaculture
	Current major projects
	aquaculture reproduction, nutrition, culture techniques (Dicentrarchus, Sparus, Diplodus, Dentex, Seriola, etc.)
	Number of local permanent staff
	scientists : 4 others : 15
	Indoor surface area (m2) available for
	research : 2800 teaching : others :
	Conference room
	no yes (number of seats : 25 )
	Research vessel(s)
	less than 12 m in length; number of vessels :
	more than 12 m in length; number of vessels :
	Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
	Other major research facilities and equipment
	sea water, fresh water and aeration systems (pumps, pipes, compressors) ; filtering, sterilising, heating and cooling seawater systems ; refrigerating and freezing store rooms ; fibreglass culture tanks (total 244 m3) ; concrete culture tanks (822 m3) ; diverse laboratory equipment : microscopy, image analyzer, histology, liofilisation, cryopreservation, spectrophotometry, protein and fat analyses
	Ecosystem types available nearby
	Areas of taxonomic expertise
	Specimen collections
	yes no
	Brief description :
	Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
	yes no
	Training courses
	yes no
	Capacity and brief description of library
	Type of research institution
	governmental, national governmental, local international academic private other:
	CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes