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               Type of activities  
                
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                                  |     |  research only  |   |   academic, education |      |   |  policy/planning |   |   envir. monitoring |      |    |   | 
                                        
               
	                            
                                    
                                    
                                  
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                                     other: research & development of marine aquaculture technology | 
                                   
                                 
	                             
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               Main sectors of research 
                
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                 Fin-fish aquaculture diversification
  
               
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                Current major projects 
               
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                 research & development of Blue-fin Tuna aquaculture technology in cooperation with Japanese Government
  
               
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               Number of local permanent staff 
               
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                        scientists :  
                        5                
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                       others : 
                        2            
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               Indoor surface area (m2) available for  
               
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                        research : 
                        805                
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                       teaching : 
                       
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                       others : 
                        1595                       
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						Conference room
				   
            	   
        	        
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                |   |   no   |  yes  (number of seats :  ) 
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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 :  |             
              
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                     Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :           
                                 
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                  10, 5 m in length ; 2,5 m in breadth ; 107 horsepower with Yanmar engines ; independent scientific apparatus for the assessment of rearing environmental classic factors                       
                              
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               Other major research facilities and equipment 
               
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               laboratory equipment and experimental fin-fish hatchery facilities                                       
               
	    
   
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               Ecosystem types available nearby 
               
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               Gibraltar strait and bay of M'diq                                       
               
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               Areas of taxonomic expertise  
               
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                 Thunidae, Sparidae, Serranidae, Epinephelidae
  
               
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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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               Type of research institution  
               
                
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                   |     |  governmental, national |    |   governmental, local |      |  |   international |   |   academic |      |  |   private |   |  other: |         
              
	     
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