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Type of activities
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|  | research only |
| academic, education |
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| envir. monitoring |
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Main sectors of research
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coastal ecology, ecosystem-scale processes & land use, living resources (e.g. fisheries, aquaculture), ocean circulation, environmental monitoring (evolution of coastal zooplancton community and environmental variables at a fixed coastal station), modelling (exploitation state of target species in commercial fisheries)
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Current major projects
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Assessment of BIOMass EXport from marine protected areas and its impact on fisheries in the western Mediterranean (BIOMEX) [starting date: February 2003; duration: 3 years]
Influencia de los factores ambientales sobre la estrategia reproductora y evolución de las larvas de atún rojo Thunnus thynnus y especies afines en aguas de las Baleares (TUNIBAL) [starting date: December 2002; duration: 3 years]
Species Identification Methods From Acoustic Multifrequency Information (SIMFAMI) [starting date: January 2002; duration: 3 years]
Influence of oceanographic structure and dynamics on DEmersal populations in waters of the BAlearic Islands (IDEA).
[starting date: November 2002; duration: 3 years]
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
10
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others :
8
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
684
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teaching :
111
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others :
1659
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Conference room
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yes (number of seats : 30 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Specimen collections
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no |
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Brief description :
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zoological collection composed by species captured in the trawl fisheries around Balearic islands ; this collection include some rare species (Nansenia iberica), species not previously cited in Mediterranean Sea (Cranchia scabra, Gonostoma elongatum) or scarce in this area (Epigonus constanciae, Pontinus kuhlii, Trachyscorpia cristulata), …
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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Training courses
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advanced courses, summer schools
* Co-organization of courses on marine living resources and marine reserves. Training of students.
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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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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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