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Institute of Oceanology
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
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Type of Research Institution
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Address : First May Street 40
P.O. Box 152
9000 Varna
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Phone :
+359 52 370 484
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Director :
Prof Snejanka Moncheva
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 38 | | | others : 81 |
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Type of Activities
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| | Pure research | | | Academic | | | Applied research | | | Education / Outreach | | | Long-term monitoring | | | Policy / Planning / Consultancy | | | Technology for environmental applications | | | Conservation & Protection |
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Main fields of research (at present - 6 max)
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| marine physics and chemistry, hydrology and climatology, geomorphology and geology, marine biology and ecology, hydrodynamics and lithodynamics of the coastal zone, operational oceanography |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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* National monitoring in regard to WFD and MSFD
* Stock assessment of the commercial fish species along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast |
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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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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 : 0 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
Akademik - Displacement 1225 t; Length o.a. 55,5m; Draught 4,8 m; Cruise speed 7-9 kn; Crew 22
Scientific staff 20; Endurance at cruise 35 days; Range at cruise speed 7500 n miles |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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| * CTD Sea Bird-9 System, PC-8 mini-submersible (Operating depth – 250m; Crew – 2+1), Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Workhorse &Sentinel 600 kHz (Teledyne RD Instruments, USA); SonTek Acoustic Doppler Profiler (ADP), ADP 1MHz (SonTek/YSI A Xylem brand, USA); CytoSense benchtop flow cytometer (CytoBuoy b.v., Denmark). Multi Corer 4X Ø80 mm, Model 71.080, KS Denmark A/S. Marine Biology and Ecology Laboratories, Marine Chemical Laboratory, Marine Genetics Laboratory, Marine Geological Laboratory |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : brackish lakes Varna and Beloslav, coastal psammite ecosystem, rocky zoocenosis |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| phytoplankton, meso- and macrozooplankton, macrophytobenthos, seagrass, macrozoobenthos, ichthyofauna |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no | |
Brief description : Black Sea phytoplankton, zooplankton, macrophytobenthos, seagrass, macrozoobenthos |
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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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“Ecosystem health assessment and sustainable development of marine environment” (2001), under CESUM-BS Project
“Statistical Analysis of Biological Data and Time-Series” (2007), under SESAME Project, 6FP
“Geographic Information Systems – introduction in GIS” (2007), under SIBEMA Project
"First training course for planning activities concerning reducing marine litter along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast" (2020), MELTEMI Project
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| 10 000 volumes of books, serials and periodicals, dissertations, archives of the institute's research reports, etc., is available at the Scientific Information and Library Department.
The Library is a member of the European Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centers (EURASLIC) and the International Association of Aquatic Sciences Libraries and Information Centers (IAMSLIC) |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 24/02/2020
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