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Centro Oceanográfico de Baleares
Instituto Español de Oceanografía
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | | | Academic | |  | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : Moll de Ponent, s/n. 07015 Palma de Mallorca
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Phone :
+34 971 133 720
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Director :
Antoni Quetglas Conti
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 10 | | | others : 8 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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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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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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Conference room
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| no | | yes (number of seats : 30 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : | | more than 12 m in length; |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | No direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : littoral protected areas |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Specimen collections
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Brief description : 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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| yes | | no |
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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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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
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