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Type of activities
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|  | research only |
| academic, education |
| | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
| | other: |
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Main sectors of research
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marine biology, marine ecology, marine physics, chemistry, geology, coastal zone management, ocean technology
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Current major projects
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EROS 21, NATO TU-WAVES, 8 national projects, NATO Project "Science for Peace"
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
54
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others :
81
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
2000
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teaching :
200
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others :
200
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Conference room
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 50 ) |
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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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Argon-15grt, coastal region ;
Akademik-1200grt ;
contemporary research equipment, world-wide sailing
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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CTD Sea Bird-9 CTD System, side scanning sonar Kline System 500, PC-8 mini-submersible, Sparker System-12kj, U/W photo system
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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coastal psammite ecosystem, marshal ecosystem, mountain ecosystem, lakes and wetlands, Mytilus rocky zoocenosis, algae
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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phytoplankton, zooplankton, benthos, ichthyofauna
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Brief description :
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Black Sea phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrozoobenthos, macrophytobenthos and ichthyofauna species collection ;
underwater slides of about 60 species of the Black Sea flora and fauna ;
collection of 30 Black Sea fossil species
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| | yes |
no |
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250 m2 (research base Shkorpilovtsi, hotel accomodation)
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Training courses
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| | yes | no |
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marine biology and ecology, oceanology, marine physics, chemistry and geology, coastal lithodynamics, oceanographic technology, CMAS scuba diving courses
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Capacity and brief description of library
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holdings : 10 000 ;
subject areas : marine biology and ecology, physics, chemistry, geophysics, geology, coastal zone management, oceanographic instrumentation, underwater technology
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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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