ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY FISHERIES LAB.
Turkey (5/6)	Istanbul University - Fisheries Faculty Ordu Caddesi n° 200 31170 Laleli Istanbul   TURKEY Tel : + 90 212 514 03 88 Fax : + 90 212 514 03 19 Email : Web Site : www.istanbul.edu.tr Director :

	Type of activities
	research only academic, education policy/planning envir. monitoring other:
	Main sectors of research
	fisheries, marine & freshwater environment, aquaculture, basic aquatic sciences
	Current major projects
	* environmental monitoring ; * fisheries projects and marine mammals monitoring projects in Southwest Black Sea, Marmara Sea and Aegean Sea ; * biodiversity projects in marine and freshwaters environments
	Number of local permanent staff
	scientists : 46 others : 4
	Indoor surface area (m2) available for
	research : 200 teaching : 1600 others :
	Conference room
	no yes (number of seats : 60 )
	Research vessel(s)
	less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1
	more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1
	Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
	beam-trawl, trawl, echosounder, GPS, Radar
	Other major research facilities and equipment
	biology laboratory (microscopes, spectrophotometer) ; fish processing lab. ; fish disease lab. (including microbiology) ; marine biology laboratory in Gökçeada (North Aegean Sea)
	Ecosystem types available nearby
	coastal
	Areas of taxonomic expertise
	Mediterranean fishes, Mediterranean sponges, marine mammals, phytoplankton, zooplankton
	Specimen collections
	yes no
	Brief description :
	Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
	yes no
	a university residence in Istanbul
	Training courses
	yes no
	training courses for students in Gökçeada (marine researches)
	Capacity and brief description of library
	oldest library of the Turkey with around 5000 books
	Type of research institution
	governmental, national governmental, local international academic private other:
	CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes