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Type of activities
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| | research only |
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| | policy/planning |
| envir. monitoring |
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Main sectors of research
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coastal ecology, living resources (e.g. fisheries, aquaculture), microbiology, land-ocean interactions, water quality & pollution, atmospheric dynamics & transport, climate & climate change, ocean-atmosphere interactions, ocean circulation, paleoenvironments, sediments & sedimentary processes
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Current major projects
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
17
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others :
20
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
370
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teaching :
100
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others :
2600
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Conference room
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yes (number of seats : 50 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 3 |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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* the Institute's main research ship, R/V 'Bilim' was designed as an oceanographic vessel and was launched in 1983 ; steel hull, length : 40.36 m ; beam : 9.47 m ; tonnage : 433 gross, 190 net tons ; draft : 3.80 m ; speed : 11.5 knots max., 9.5 knots cruising, 1.0 knot min ; range : 6500 miles ; propulsion : MWM diesel, 820 HP, variable-pitch propeller, schafran bridge control unit, fuel capacity 120 m3 ; GPS is used for navigation ; the vessel also has conventional radars with 60 and 30 miles range ; the ship has central air conditioning and heating ; the R/V 'Bilim' has quarters for a crew of 12, and can support a scientific party of 14 for a period of about 45 days at sea ; the vessel is fully equiped for stock assessment studies ;
* R/V 'Lamas' : trawler, used in biological and fisheries surveys, built in 1981; gross tons : 28 ; net tons : 7.65 ; 10 knots max speed ; length : 16 m ; crew : 4 ; scientists : 4 ;
* R/V 'Erdemli' : used extensively for coastal oceanographic research ; wooden hull, built in 1979 ; length : 17 m ; crew : 4 ; scientists : 5
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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Major field and laboratory equipment :
spectrophotometers, spectrogluorometer, gas chromatography, carbon analyzer, C-14 measuring system, spectroradiometer, microscopes, dryers, vacuum pumps, acoustic Doppler current profiler, fisheries echo sounder, benthos mini-rover MK II, four channels autoanalyzer, side scan sonar, uniboom, gravity corer, grab sampler, automatic weather station, plankton nets, hydraulic control fish nets, diving equipment, etc.
Data processing and computing unit
Satellite image acquisition and processing unit :
the capabilities of the satellite image acquisition and processing center of the institute improved significantly through acquisition of real time HRPT/AVHRR pictures from NOAA : the system is capable of receiving data from an area extending from the Arabian to the Baltic Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the Caspian Sea on a daily basis. The system is also capable of producing sea surface temperature charts. The Institute is also one of the authorized center to receive Sea WIFS data of the SEASTAR satellite.
The remote sensing laboratories of the institute are equiped with a UNIX based work station and various Pentium, 486 and 386 computers operating under LAN.
Processing systems :
mapiX Ocean AVHRR processing system ;
SEAPAK satellite image processing system for analyses of acquired high resolution AVHRR (TIROS-N) and past CZCS (Nimbus-7) images.
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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marine ecosystem (coastal zone, pelagic environment, benthic environment), estuaries, lagoons
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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NE Mediterranean, Black Sea, Sea of Marmara
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Specimen collections
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no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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no |
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2900 m2 : 2 apartments units, 100 m² each ; 1 small house, 50 m² ; 3 small units, 30 m² each
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Training courses
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Capacity and brief description of library
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books : 2900 ; current journals subscription : 32 ; total bounded journals : 2500 ; reports of the Institute : 260 ; total n° of serials : 2500 ; reprints : 7700 ;
the Institute library has specialized holdings of books, periodicals, institute's technical reports, regional maps, and reprints pertaining to marine sciences
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Type of research institution
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governmental, national |
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academic |
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CIESM Guide of Marine Research Institutes
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