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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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fisheries (Mediterranean Sea + Atlantic Ocean), marine ecology, contamination, marine culture, marine geology, geophysics
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Current major projects
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* demersal fisheries (Mediterranean Sea + Atlantic Ocean) ;
* big pelagic and small pelagic fisheries ;
* G.I.S. applied to fisheries, protected areas ;
* fisheries effects ;
* geosciences ;
* oceanography and currents (Gibraltar Strait)
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Number of local permanent staff
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scientists :
23
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others :
32
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Indoor surface area (m2) available for
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research :
1000
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teaching :
100
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others :
850
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Conference room
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| no |
yes (number of seats : 60 ) |
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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 : 3 |
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Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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all are equiped with the latest navigational instruments and the necessary installations for collecting samples of water and sediments, determining physical and chemical variables of the sea water, and studying marine flora and fauna ; fisheries research possibilities
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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spectrofluorimeter, Imagine Analysis System, meteorological station, -80° C freeze, G.I.S. station, microscopes, CTD
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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crustaceans, fishes, molluscs, zooplankton, ichthyoplankton, benthos, turtles, mammals
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Specimen collections
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| | yes |
no |
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Brief description :
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Mediterranean crustacean and fishes : it is part of the old collection from Lozano y Rey, an spanish ichthiologist that published the 'Ictiologia iberica', the collection include fishes, crustacean and some molluscs from Mediterranean mainly (the preservation estate is fair) ;
Central East Atlantic waters fishes : from Guinea Gulf (CECAF Region of FAO), prepared by Ramos et al. in 1996 from fisheries surveys in the region
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Hosting facilities for visiting scientists
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| | yes |
no |
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50 m2 (2 double apartments)
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Training courses
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| | yes |
no |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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books : 2890 ; periodicals : 350 ; 1 lecture room
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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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