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Type of activities
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|  | research only |
| academic, education |
| | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
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Main sectors of research
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pelagic & benthic communities, fisheries biology, aquaculture, environmental protection, sustainable development, neurohistology, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, behavioural studies, extraction and identification of bioactive compounds from marine organisms
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Current major projects
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* Ecological conditions and biological potential of the waters off Montenegrin coast ;
* Integrative functions of nervous system ;
* Chemical, biochemical and pharmacological research of bioactive metabolites from plant and animal extracts ;
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UN FAO AdriaMed (Scientific Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea ) Italy-Slovenia-Croatia-Montenegro-Albania ;
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ECOPORT ;
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IPA Europeaid/128947/C/SER/ME Sustainable Management of Marine Fishery in Montenegro.
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
20
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others :
16
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
750
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teaching :
190
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others :
1070
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Conference room |
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 80) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less 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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8 m Loa, 60 kW engin power, capable to operate only in Boka Kotorska Bay; equipment: Multi Lab P4, Nansen Fitoplankton Net – mesh 53µm, Nansen Fitoplankton Closing Net mesh 55µm, Zooplankton Net mesh 120µm Nansen bottles, portable winch, Petite Ponar Grab
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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microscopes, Leica DMI 4000B, Axio Imager Microscope with camera- Carl Zeiss Microlmaging GmbH , NIKON SMZ 800 Stereomicroscope with MOTIC camera, Perkin – Elmer spectrophotometer, oscilloscopes, amplifiers, preamplifiers, centrifuges, microtomes, analytical balances, aquarium activity monitor, experimental hatchery (250 m2), - CalVet (modified Pairovet) net + fluometer, Automatic high-speed cutting machine for otoliths, Grinding and polishing machine for otoliths, CTD probe (IDRONAUT 3169), Lyofilizator, Digestor, furnace
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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fjord - shaped Boka Kotorska Bay, continental shelf, South Adriatic continental slope, South Adriatic depression, delta of river Bojana, salt marshes, Ulcinj saltern
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Bacillariophyceae, Dinophyceae, copepods, cephalopods, fishes
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Brief description :
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spongia (60 species), bivalvia (123 species), gastropoda (110 species), cephalopoda (17 species), echinodermata (47 species), crustacea (328 species)
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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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no |
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training courses of marine biology mostly for students of Ex Yugoslav Universities, occasional courses and training for foreign students and researchers
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Capacity and brief description of library
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115 m2, 457 books, 161 series of periodicals
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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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