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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 fisheries, marine biology & ecology, environmental protection
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Current major projects
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* impact of fishing and aquaculture on ecosystem of the Adriatic
* regulation and allowable level of exploitation of sport fishing in the Adriatic
* synergic effects of sport fishing on total economy with special overview on touristic revenue
* evaluation of tuna catches in sport and recreational fisheries with special overview on temporal and spatial scale and length and age structure of tuna in the adriatic out of purse seine season
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists : 11
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others : 5
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
245
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teaching :
618
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others : 449
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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 : |
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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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Other major research facilities and equipment
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laboratories, complete diving equipment, underwater photo and video cameras, compound microscopes and stereo microscopes with digital cameras, Versatile Kjeldahl Distillation Unit.
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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coastal, pelagic, rocky shore, sea grass medows (Posidonia), sandy, mud, coralline reefs, estuary
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Brief description :
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depending on species and subsequent planed analysis specimens are kept in a deep freezer and ethanol solvent |
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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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| | yes |
no |
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undergraduate and graduate courses of "Marine Fisheries" and "Marine Biology and Ecology", postgraduate (doctoral) course "Applied Marine Sciences"
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Capacity and brief description of library
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University library with more than 400.000 books and annual increase of 5.000 to 7.000 books.
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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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