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Type of activities
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academic, education |
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policy/planning |
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long term monitoring |
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other: conservation & protection |
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Main sectors of research
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coastal ecology, ecosystem-scale processes & land use, systematics & taxonomy, living resources (fisheries, aquaculture), ecotoxicology, biotechnology, microbiology, hydrological processes, land-ocean interactions, water quality & pollution, environmental impact assessment, environment & health, environmental monitoring (integrated marine physical, chemical and biological monitoring), reginal weather & extreme events, ocean circulation biogeochemical cycles, radioactive processes, sediments & sedimentary processes, ICZM, biochemistry, biodiversity, protected areas, littoral lakes, coastal engineering
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Current major projects
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
50
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others :
28
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
5000
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teaching :
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others :
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Conference room
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yes (number of seats : 120 ) |
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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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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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marine radar, MAGELAN GPS, KODEN Echosounder, CTD
Field equipment: scuba diving, equipment for trawling survey, equipment for ichthyoplanktonic studies |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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Laboratory facilities & equipment:
granulometric sieves, technical and analytical balances, UV-VIS SPECORD spectrophotometer, UV-VIS CECIL spectrophotometer, atomic absorption ATI – UNICAM spectrophotometer, HEWLETT – PACKARD gaschromatograph with election capture detector (ECD) and mass selective detector (MSD), HPLC, total organic carbon analyzer, TRI – CARB liquid scintillation counter, ORTEC – NORLAND multichannel analyzer, IOR – ML and MC microscopes, C. ZEISS microscopes
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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phytobenthos, phytoplankton, fungi, zoobenthos, zooplankton, ichthyology, mammals
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Specimen collections
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no |
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Brief description :
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ichthyological collection (580 species and subspecies) from following zones of World Ocean :
NW Atlantic (FAO 21), Central E Atlantic (FAO 34), SW Atlantic and adjacent subantarctic zone (FAO 41, 48), SE Atlantic and adjacent subantarctic zone (FAO 47, 48), W Indian (FAO 51), Mediterranean and Black Sea (FAO 37)
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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Training courses
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no |
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workshops,
Training courses for environmental professions (in co-operation with Balkan Environmental Association) |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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100 mē, about 30 000 volumes and periodicals on physical, chemical, biological and fishery oceanography, pollution, engineering, varia : titles and authors indices, exchange of own publication "Cercetari marine-Recherches marines" with about 200 institutions from 60 countries, CDS-ISIS 3.0 library software
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Type of research institution
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| | governmental, national |
| governmental, local |
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| academic |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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