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          Martinska Research StationIRB Zagreb
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                 Address : Martinska Research Station Šibenik 
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                    Phone : 
                    + 385 14 561 190  
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	                    Director : 
        	           Dr David Matthew Smith               
					   
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	                    Contact person : Dr Marina Mlakar, Head of DMER (Zagreb)
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 	    | Number of permanent staff | 
   	    
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|  |  | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 50 |  |  | others : 60 |  |  | 
  
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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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| radioecology, biogeochemistry, bioelectrochemistry, ecotoxicology, aquaculture and fish pathology, ecological modeling |  |  | 
  
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| * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) * 
International Union for Conservation of Nature
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SECOTOX (Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety)
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EUSAAR (European Supersites for Atmospheric Aerosol Research)
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COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology)
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ACTRIS-2 (Aerosols, Clouds, and Trace gases Research InfraStructure Network)
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Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MEDPAN)
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 	    | Ongoing long-term monitoring programs |    	    
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| * Monitoring of freshwaters and coastal waters of Adriatic sea * 
Monitoring of Eastern Adriatic (GES)
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Radiological monitoring of Sava and Drava rivers
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 	    | Conference room |    	    
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|  | no |  | yes (number of seats : 50 ) |  |  | 
  
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 	    | Research vessel(s) |    	    
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|  | less than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 1 |  |  | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 0 |  |  | 
  
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 	    | Ecosystem types available nearby |    	    
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|  | Direct access to sea |  | Direct access to brackish / estuarine waters |  |  | Other ecosystems : anchialine caves, rivers, groundwater, forests ecosystems
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 	    | Specimen collections |    	    
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|  | yes |  | no |  |  | Brief description : fungi
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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 |  |  | Ph.D. Studies in Oceanology
 Ph.D. Studies in Molecular Biosciences
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 	    | Capacity and brief description of library |    	    
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| In our online catalog you can search a collection of books / monographs of over 23000 volumes and a collection of master's theses and doctoral dissertations written by RBI staff with more than 900 volumes (https://katalog.irb.hr/; EBSCO Discovery Service http://baze.nsk.hr/) |  |  | 
  
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  CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS Last update : 01/02/2023
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