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El Centro de Investigación Marina (CIMAR)
Universitat d'Alacant
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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 : Torre d’Enmig, s/n. Cabo de Santa Polas/n
03130 Santa Pola Alicante
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Phone :
+34 636 805 654
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Director :
Prof. Francisca Giménez Casalduero
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 3 | | | others : 4 |
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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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| Taxonomy (ascidians, polychaetes, fishes, ); marine habitats (characterisation, cartography); key and protected and/or threatened species; conservation/protection marine biodiversity (marine protected areas, artificial reefs); exotic species; citizen science |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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| * Tropical Signals (CIESM); TMedNet (Mediterranean); Exotic species (Mediteranean) |
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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| * Tropical Signals (CIESM); TMedNet (Mediterranean) |
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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 : 75 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 0 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
rubber boat (4.20m) + 50 HP outboard motor. |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * scuba diving equipment, remote sampling (grabs, dredges, UW photography; ascidian collections |
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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 rock, Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa meadows; infralittoral well sorted sand |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| ascidians, polychaeta, crustacea, fishes |
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Specimen collections
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Brief description : ascidians (Mediterranean, Antarctic) |
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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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CEFIRE (formation of secondary teachers)
-Training in "identification and distinction of vulnerable marine species from other similar species of fishing interest or object of infringement" intended for marine environmental agents and financed by NextGenerationEU funds from the European Union, through the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan (PRTR) through the Biodiversity Foundation (2022)
-Training in “Plants and Marine Invertebrates object of protection” (2 Editions) (2021). Intended for agents of SEPRONA, the Civil Guard of the Sea, GEAS, Customs personal, Natural Parks and other administrations. Founded by Green-employment program, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation through the European Social Fund within the framework of the Employment, Training and Education Operational Program during the 2014-2020 period.
-Training in “Marine Vertebrates object of protection” (2 Editions) (2021-2022). Intended for agents of SEPRONA, the Civil Guard of the Sea, GEAS, Customs personal, Natural Parks and other administrations. Founded by Green-employment program, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation Green-employment program, an initiative launched by the Biodiversity Foundation through the European Social Fund within the framework of the Employment, Training and Education Operational Program during the 2014-2020 period.
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| about 150 books. Marine Invertebrate and Fishes taxonomy; macroalgae, marine invertebrate and fishes guides; marine ecology; fisheries; coastal management, marine spatial planning, marine environmental education |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 01/02/2023
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