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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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geophysical processes, continental margins, ocean & radiation, marine biogeochemistry, plankton ecology, microbial food webs, cell biology
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Current major projects
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
101
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others :
65
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
5660
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teaching :
490
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others :
460
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Conference room
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 40 ) |
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Research vessel(s)
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| | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 2 |
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| | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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'Sagitta' (8.5 m long, one seaman), serving local hydrochemical and plankton research near Villefranche ;
'Velelle' (7 m long, one seaman), serving local hydrochemical and plankton research, scuba diving, and providing living marine organisms for research and teaching
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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standard instruments for physical and chemical oceanography ; hydrology equipments and plankton samplers ; sediment samplers ; high resolution seismic equipment, air-gun, OBS ; specific instruments for measuring optic properties of sea water ; SHET (continuous chemical and physical data fish recorder) ; laboratory facilities : electron microscopy service, light microscopy facilities ; laboratories for : isotopes, molecular biology, electrophysiology, biochemistry, trace metal analysis, water and particle ; constant temperature rooms, aquarium and culture room ; scuba diving : one technician-diver, compressor, cylinders, regulators ; computer network
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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marine protozoa, ctenarian & cnidarian, echinoderms (larval population), euphausiids, pelagic molluscs, chaetognaths, thaliaces, appendicularian
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Specimen collections
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yes |
no |
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| | yes |
no |
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300 m2 (only in collaboration)
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Training courses
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yes |
no |
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in marine biology, oceanography, marine geology, numerical ecology
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Capacity and brief description of library
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a central library : 7300 books, 300 research periodicals in the field of marine sciences, and two specialised libraries : geology and geodynamics, physical and chemical oceanography
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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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