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Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV)
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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 : P.O.10 Beykoz 34820 Istanbul
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Phone :
+90 216 424 07 72
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Director :
Prof Bayram ÖZTÜRK
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Contact person :
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Number of permanent staff
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| | Scientists (with doctorate/ PhD) : 8 | | | others : 4 |
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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 ecology, marine conservation, living resources (e.g. fisheries, aquaculture), marine pollution |
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Main research collaborations at international level (at present)
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| * ACCOBAMS, IUCN, International Ocean Institute, iSea |
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Ongoing long-term monitoring programs
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| * Passive acoustic monitoring of cetaceans in the Istanbul Strait |
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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 : 30 ) |
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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 :
'Nautica' 16 m, plankton nets, CTD, hydrophone, atomic ABS phytoplankton |
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Other major research facilities and equipment
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* Field equipment: full diving equipment, compresssor (Bauer), gillnets, tramel nets, dredge, corer + grabs
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Laboratory facilities: sieves (macrobenthos, meio, benthos), microscopes, freezer |
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Ecosystem types available nearby
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| Direct access to sea | | No direct access to brackish / estuarine waters | |
Other ecosystems : coastal |
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Areas of taxonomic expertise
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| cetaceans, cnidarians, fishes, crustaceans |
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Specimen collections
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| yes | | no | |
Brief description : dolphins (skull, bones, tissues and stomach contents) ; Mediterranean monk seal (skull, skeletons, teeths, skin and fur), whale (skulls), fish otolits (Marmara Sea, Mediterranean, Aegean and Black Seas fishes) ; Fish and invertebrates samples, Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and Aegean Islands, and Mediterranean Sea ; Sediment samples, Black Sea, Marmara Sea, Aegean Sea and Aegean Islands, and Mediterranean Sea from the 10-1000 meters |
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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 | |
summer schools, workshops |
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Capacity and brief description of library
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| 400 books, periodicals (Turkish) ; 260 periodicals, books (English, French) |
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 CIESM GUIDE OF COASTAL INSTITUTES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
Last update : 01/02/2023
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