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Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga
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Type of Research Institution
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| | Intergovernmental | | | Academic | |  | Governmental, national | | | Private | | | Governmental, local | | | Charity / Foundation |
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Address : Puerto Pesquero s/n
29640 Fuengirola Malaga
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Phone :
+34 95 2197124
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Director :
Maria Carmen Garcia Martinez
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 23 | | | others : 32 |
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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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| fisheries (Mediterranean Sea + Atlantic Ocean), marine ecology, contamination, marine culture, marine geology, geophysics |
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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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Total area dedicated to research (m2)
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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 : 0 | | more than 12 m in length; number of vessels : 3 | | Brief description of vessels and on board scientific equipment :
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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| Direct access to sea | | to brackish / estuarine waters |
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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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Brief description : 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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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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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
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