Austria
University of Vienna Department of Marine Biology
Since 1990 Marine Biology was an independent section of the Institute of Zoology. Since 2000 the department is part of the Institute of Ecology and Conservation Biology.The web site provides general description on the research and teaching activities of the Department.
Belgium
VLIZ
The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) acts as a co-ordinating and information platform for marine sciences in Flanders and deploys the vessel Zeeleeuw for oceanographic research. VLIZ hosts the Flanders Marine Data and Information Centre, which is the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) for Flanders.
MUMM
The Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models and the Scheldt estuary, abbreviated to MUMM, is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), a federal scientific establishment that comes under the Federal office for scientific, technical and cultural affairs (OSTC). MUMM adopts a 'triple M' strategy: Modelling, Monitoring and Management.
MARE
Interfacultary Centre for Marine Research - Liege University. Oceanology has grown together with the joint progresses in Applied Sciences (Hydrography, marine Hydrodynamics, coastal and offshore Engeneering) and Fundamental Sciences (marine Chemistry, Biology and Geosciences). Integrating these complementary disciplines through pluridisciplinary field works on one hand, and mathematical modelling in another hand, Oceanology is in essence a multidisciplinary research domain.
Renard Centre of Marine Geology
The Institute focusses on seismic methods and techniques, glacial continental margins, lakes & lacustrine basins, hydrates, methane seeps and cold water carbonates, oceanic drilling, the Belgian continental shelf and research for education
GHER
The GHER is a research department of the University of Liège, directed by Professor Jacques C. J. Nihoul. It is devoted to marine and environmental study and modelling. Initiated in the seventies in the frame of the Programme National mer, the GHER participated in the study of many different sites such as the North Sea, the Black Sea, The Aral Sea, the South China Sea, the Bering Sea, the Persian Gulf or the Mediterranean Sea.
Belgian Polar Platform
The Programme was launched in 1985 with a view to giving tangible form to Belgium\'s desire to play an active part in Antarctic research. Such research effort aims at contributing to the development of the knowledge required for a science-based conservation and management of the Antarctic environment and to the assessment of the mechanisms through which the Antarctic and the global climate interact. Emphasis is given on a multi-disciplinary approach of the dynamics of the global functioning of Antarctic main natural systems and of their evolution and interactions.
RMI
The mission of (RMI) is the realisation of services supported by research and long term standardised meteorological, climatological and geophysical observations in favour of the safety and information of the population, of the socio-economical and scientific community and co-ordinated at a national and international level.
IMIS
IntegratedMarine Information System. The objective of IMIS is to provide information on all topics relevant to marine sciences in Flanders or the southern part of the North Sea - be it people with their expertise, institutions and their mandate, publications,... Different types of 'knowledge items' correspond to different modules in the system, each with their own entry into the database
Marine Biology Research Group
The Marine Biology Section of the Department of Biology of Ghent University has been involved in ecological and systematic research of marine ecosystems from 1970 onwards. The research started with the investigation of North Sea benthic communities, with special focus on the macro- and meiobenthos. From 1980 onwards, research was expanded to include the hyperbenthic and epibenthic compartments. Research on all benthic comparments is still going on in the North Sea and adjacent estuaries (DWTC, FWO, IWT and RUG- programmes).During the last ten years, other geographical areas have been included : deep-sea areas in the Atlantic Ocean, biology of the Antartic meiobenthos, ecology of tropical estuaries and lagoons, population dynamics of macrobenthos of coastal sandbanks, hyperbenthos of continental shelves, ecophysiology of meiobenthos (regarding feeding biology), benthos of European sandy beaches
AECO
The Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology has been actively involved in both national and international research projects on the effects of pollutants on the North Sea Ecosystem. Furthermore, recent work has focused on the impact of endocrine disruptors on the fauna of the North Sea and the Scheldt estuary.
Sea Fisheries Department
The Sea Fisheries Department conducts research and gives scientific advice on fisheries ecology (including shellfish), sustainable exploitation of living marine resources, protection of the marine environment, and the quality of fishing products
Monitoring Network Flemish Banks
The Monitoring Network Flemish Banks (Meetnet Vlaamse Banken) was set up for the acquisition of real-time oceanographical and meteorological data along the Belgian coast and on the Belgian continental shelf. The oceanographic parameters monitored are waves, tidal height, current and water temperature; meteorological parameters are wind, air pressure, air temperature and rainfall (see 'about' page for details on these measurements, including locations). The Network is sponsored by the government of Flanders, and set up and maintained by the Waterways and Maritime Affairs Administration.
maritieminstituut
Research activities of the Maritime Institute primarily focus on legal and policy aspects related to the marine environment.
Bulgaria
Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre
The Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC) is a national research and development institute, an affiliate of the Ministry of Economy, working on a non-profit basis. The object of BSHC is to perform fundamental and applied research in ship and offshore hydrodynamics, coastal hydraulics, aerodynamics and environment, in service of the society.
Institute of Oceanology of Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
The Institute of Oceanology ( former name Institute for Marine Research and Oceanology up to 1985) was founded on 1st July, 1973 in Varna by the Order ¹ 132/22.06.1973 of The Council of Ministers. Its scope of activities embraces: investigations on marine physics, chemistry, hydrology, meteorology and climatology, sea bottom geomorphology, hydrodynamics, lithodynamics, geomorphology of the coastal zone and creation of scientifically grounded norms for design, construction and exploitation of marine hydrotechnical and port structures with the aim to use effectively the Black Sea resources.
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH)
NIMH is the official name of the hydrometeorological service in Bulgaria, established in February 1890. Its primary mission is to provide meteorological and hydrological information to different organizations and users in Bulgaria.The mission of NIMH involves both day-to-day operations, theoretical and applied research activities. Hydrological and meteorological observations,data acquisition and telecommunication, monitoring of chemical components in ground water and air quality, meteorological and hydrological forecasts, assistance to special sectors through applied meteorology in agriculture and maritime, maintenance of data base, scientific researches, numerical and statistical modeling and many other tasks are part of the duties of NIMH. The agency also serves as the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) of Bulgaria.
Croatia
Department of Marine and Environmental Research, Rudjer Boskovic Institute
The department is interested in fundamental and applied research in marine, freshwater and estuarine sciences, including satellite oceanography, information systems, mathematical modelling, electrochemistry, organic chemistry, geology, ecotoxicology, radioactivity and aquaculture.
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries
The Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries is a scientific institution established for the investigation of the sea. The scientific activity conducted encompasses virtually all aspects concerned with sea exploration: physical, chemical, geological, biological and fisheries. In its seventy years of existence, the scientists at the Institute have published over 1700 scientific and professional papers in both domestic and foreign publications. The Institute is the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) and Designated National Agency (DNA) for Croatia.
Republic of Croatia Meteorological and Hydrological Service
National meteorological services agency
Rudjer Boskovic Institute Centre for Marine Research
CMR is a department of the Rudjer Boskovic Institute; Comprehensive interface to the Center's research activities
University of Rijeka Department of Maritime Studies
During the 50 year long period of its activities this school of higher education has generated more than 7,400 vocationally trained seaborne traffic experts, specialized in various fields of transport activities (graduate seaborne traffic engineergs - traffic technology, ports and harbours, nautical and marine engineering department, as well as seaborne traffic engineers - nautical, marine engineering and marine communications department.
Croatian Information Service for Biodiversity
Flora and fauna of Croatia; information organized by topics, with very detailed supporting information.
Cyprus
Oceanography Centre
The Oceanography Centre is the Cyprus institution for ocean research and one of the operational marine core and downstream services on ocean forecast in the Mediterranean.
Denmark
Centre for Maritime and Regional Studies
CMRS is a research centre for maritime, regional and marine environmental history, archaeology and anthropology. In these pages, you may find information about the Institute's research, postgraduate study programme, downloadable publications and staff. The CMRS is located at two partner institutions, the University, SDU, and the Museum, FOS.
Danish Institute for Fisheries Research (DIFRES)
DIFRES is a research institution which carries out research, investigations and provides advice concerning sustainable exploitation of live marine and fresh water resources. DIFRES deals with chain considerations from water to table. This includes interaction between the water environment and productivity and variation of the fish stocks, methods for assessment of the sizes of fish stocks, development of methods for sustainable fisheries management, and stock enhancement. Moreover, processing and improvement of fish products as well as quality assurance in the fish industry are important parts of the research areas of the institution.
Danish Meteorological Institute
DMI provides meteorological and related services for the community within the large geographical area of the Kingdom of Denmark (Denmark, the Faroes and Greenland), including surrounding waters and airspace. DMI’s area of activity comprises forecasting and warning services as well as continuous monitoring of weather, sea state, climate, and related environmental conditions in the atmosphere, over land and in the sea.
Danish Polar Center (DPC)
DPC is a service institution under the Danish Ministry for Research and Information Technology. DPC provides services and logistics support to research projects in Greenland and publishes information and publications on polar research topics to the science communities and the general public. The Center operates a public polar library and hosts secretariats for bodies and organizations dealing with co-ordination and funding of Arctic research.
DHI Water & Environment
DHI Water & Environment is an independent, international consulting and research organisation.The consulting services are based on the development and application of know-how and advanced technologies within ecology and environmental chemistry, water resources, hydraulic structures and hydrodynamics and other areas related to water environment.
MBA in Shipping and Logistics
This MBA is a 2-year part-time executive programme which aims at giving participants up-to-date insight into modern management theories and their application in the maritime sector. The programme will adopt a holistic view of shipping, integrating technological aspects as well as maritime law, and supply-chain management.
National Environmental Research Institute Department of Marine Ecology
The Department has three major responsibilities: (1) to compile information and promote environmental awareness about marine and estuarine areas; (2) environmental monitoring of open Danish marine waters; and (3) assessment of the environmental risks associated with the development and environmental application of genetically modified and other microorganisms.
North Sea Centre
The North Sea Centre is a Danish research and development centre providing research, development, consultancy services, and technical support to public and private institutions and companies within the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. The Centre offers facilities to research institutions, private companies and organisations related to the fishing industry.
Technical University of Denmark, Section of Maritime Engineering
The Section and its staff collaborate with most branches of the Danish maritime industry, as well as with university departments throughout the world. The Section is also very active in international committees and organizations.
University of Copenhagen Department of Geophysics
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University of Aarhus, Department of Earth Sciences
Research areas at the Department include: Surface Processes, Hydrology, Palaeontology, Sedimentology, Stratigraphy, Structural Geology, Mineralogy and Petrology, Geophysics and Geodynamics.
Estonia
Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu
The Estonian Marine Institute includes three research departments: marine modelling; marine biology and fisheries research.
Estonian Science Foundation (EstSF)
The Estonian Science Foundation (EstSF), established on July 1990 by Estonian Government, is an expert research-funding organisation. Its main goal is to support the most promising research initiatives in all fields of basic and applied research. The EstSF uses state budget appropriations to award peer-reviewed research grants to individuals and research groups on a competitive basis.
Marine Systems Institute, Tallinn Technical University
The Institute was founded in the beginning of 2002 and launched on June 1, 2002. The main areas of scientific research are: Baltic Sea water and material exchange processes and their impact on Estonian coastal waters; Dynamics of turbulent processes and nonlinear waves; Estimation of ecological conditions of Estonian coastal waters and lakes by optical methods.
Finland
Finnish Ice Service
Daily ice reports and charts during the appropriate months; historical data archive.
Finnish Institute of Marine Research
The Finnish Institute of Marine Research (FIMR) is a research institute under the Ministry of Transport and Communications Finland. It generates information in the sea sciences for the benefit of decision-makers and practical needs. The Institute was founded in 1918.The Institute pursues research in marine physics, biology and chemistry. The main research objects are the Baltic Sea and other polar seas.This Institute is of service to the authorities, industry, commerce and private citizens. It actively participates in pertinent national and international collaboration. The Institute is the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) for Finland.
Finnish Meteorological Institute
The main objective is to provide the best possible information about the atmosphere above and around Finland, to ensure public safety relating to atmospheric and airborne hazards and to satisfy requirements for specialized meteorological products.
France
ANTARES
ANTARES is a submarine telescope for neutrino of which the scientific programme is divided in three categories: particle physics (neutrino oscillations); particle astrophysics (searches for neutralino dark matter); astronomy.
BOSCO
BOSCO (Base d'observation pour le suivi des côtes ) focus on monitoring the evolution of the physical environment and dynamic characteristics and sedimentary the coast.
BRGM
BRGM (Bureau de recherches géologiques et minières) is a french public institution which main objectives are: understand geological phenomena; develop new methodologies and techniques; produce and dissiminate pertinent high quality data. It provides information on various thematic areas of activity, namely energy (geothermal energy, underground storage)
Centre d'Information sur les métiers de la Mer
This is a centre providing information on education and professions related to the sea.
Centre de Recherche en Ecologie Marine et Aquaculture de l'Houmeau
The Centre is dedicated to the ecology of the coastal zone and saltmarshes and aims at improving their exploitation and the preservation of their ecological health.
Centre IRD de Bretagne
Intitute of Research for Development
Centre d'Océanologie de Marseille
Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
The French Space Agency, CNES, was created in December 1961 in order to develop French space activities. Its activities and products cover all aspects in the field of innovation and research of new applications. The role of the CNES is to propose, to the French government , directives concerning space policy and carry out, with its industrial partners, these programs. The CNES is a major participant in the European Space Agency (ESA) and supports a dynamic national program which guarantees its industrial success on a world level.
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)
The National Scientific Research Centre (CNRS) is a french public organisation. The CNRS research covers all tje fields of knowledges and relies on 1260 research and servicing units. 30000 persons, of which 11664 are researchers and14416 are engineers and supporting staff , are working at CNRS.
CRELA
Centre de Recherche sur les Ecosystèmes Littoraux Anthropisés
Cedre - Centre of documentation, research and experimentation
Cedre was created in 1978 within measures taken after the wreckage of the oil tanker «Amoco Cadiz», to improve preparedness against accidental water pollution and strengthen the national response organisation. It is responsible, at national level, for documentation, research and experimentation on pollutants, their effects and the response means and tools to combat them. Its expertise encompasses both marine and inland waters. Its budget comes from contracts and public and private subsidies.
Club des Organismes de Recherche Associés (CLORA)
EPOC
The Research Institute "EPOC" consists of 3 research laboratories of the University Bordeaux I: 1) The Department of Geology and Oceanography (DGO) ; 2) The Laboratory of Biological Oceanography (LOB); 3) The Laboratory of Ecotoxicology and Ecophysiology in Aquatic Systems (LEESA)
EUROSFAIRE
This French website is a gateway to information on RTD activities funded at European level. It identifies the main French and European (Europa, Cordis, ..) dedicated to research in Europe.
French research and technology information in CORDIS
French research and technology information in CORDIS
IFREMER
IFREMER is the only French organisation with an exclusively maritime vocation. IFREMER facilities include 72 laboratories and research departments, in 24 stations and centres located all along the metropolitan coast and in the overseas territories, 7 vessels, 2 manned submersibles, a full series of seagoing facilities.
INTECHMER
INTECHMER (Institut National des Sciences et Techniques de la Mer ) offers 3 main areas of activity: teaching, research and technological development, and scientific information exchanges. The laboratory of marine research and studies includes two research teams: marine bioetechnology group and marine environment research group.
Institut polaire français Paul Emile Victor (IPEV)
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL)
IUEM
IUEM's overall scientific mission is to study and model the coupled system of planet Earth with a focus on the interactions between atmosphere, ocean, geosphere, and biosphere. To meet this mission a multidisciplinary approach is needed in both research and education.
Laboratoire de Biogéochimie et Chimie Marines (LBCM)
Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie et de Biotechnologie des Halophytes et Algues Marines (LEBHAM)
The researches carried out by LEBHAM's group focus both on the physiology and biochemistry of marine macrophytes in relation with their environment. Emphasis is placed on the study of substances of ecophysiological or economical interest (bioactive substances, osmotic metabolites, cell-wall polysaccharides).
Laboratoire d'Océanographie Dynamique et de Climatologie (LODYC)
LSCE
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et l'Environnement. The activities of LSCE are centered on research on the mechanisms of the evolution of climate and the environment external to the earth. [France]
MERCATOR Oceanic Analyses & Forecasts
The MERCATOR mission seeks to develop and deploy a truly operational oceanography system over the next five years capable of analyzing and predicting ocean conditions around the globe.
Meteo France
Météo-France manages a French National Centre for Meteorological Research (CNRM) to handle most of its research activity and co-ordinate its internal research and development initiatives as a whole. Météo-France has established a French National Centre for Meteorological Research (CNRM) to handle most of its research activity and co-ordinate its internal research and development initiatives as a whole. These research and development initiatives are mainly guided by public service needs in the meteorological field: weather forecasting, atmospheric dynamics and physics; knowledge of the climate; interaction between humankind, the climate and the atmosphere.
NAUSICAA - French National Sealife Centre
Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls-sur-Mer
Comprehensive interface to the Observatory's research programs and facilities.
Observatoire Océanologique de Villefranche-sur-Mer
Comprehensive interface to the Observatory's facilities and research programs.
SHOM
The SHOM is the Hydrographic and Oceanograhic Service of the French Navy.
Sismer
SISMER is the Designated National Oceanographic Data Centre for France (French NODC) for the International Oceanographic Data Exchange programme (IODE) of UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, following the former Bureau National des Données Océaniques (BNDO). This national data banking activity dates from 1968, and covers the fields of marine physics, chemical, underway geophysics and general information on French oceanographic cruises and data sets. SISMER contributes to data management structures of several international scientific projects, especially in the frame of the European MAST programme.
SBR
The Station Biologique de Roscoff is a marine biology and oceanology research and teaching centre. Guide to the Observatory's programs and facilities.
Station de Biologie Marine de Concarneau
The Marine Biology Station established in 1859 in Concarneau is the oldest marine station in the world. The principal research lines are Experimental Biology (biochemistry and molecular biology of marine organisms, and marine biotechnologies) and Marine Environment (subtidal rocky settlements. estuarine ecology and ecotoxicology, and eeap sea fish biology)
QUAE
This website joins together the catalogues of four French institutes of research: CEMAGREF, Cirad, Ifremer and Inra.
Underwater archeology
This web site provides detailed information about many excavations of sites, wrecks, and objects from Prehistoric times until the 19th century.
Union des Océanographes de France (UOF)
Website of the French marine science and technology society
Université de Corse: Equipe Ecosystèmes Littoraux
Vidal publisher of marine newsletters
Publisher of newsletters on marine issues
Station marine de Wimereux
The Marine Station ofWimereux is a department of the University of Science and Technology of Lille.
Germany
Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research (AWI)
AWI conducts research in the Arctic, the Antarctic and at temperate latitudes. It coordinates Polar research in Germany and provides both the necessary equipment and the essential logistic back up for polar expeditions. Recent additional research themes include North Sea Research, contributions to Marine Biological Monitoring, Marine Pollution Research, Investigation of naturally occuring marine substances and technical marine developments. The Institute was established as a public foundation in 1980.
Baltic Sea Research Institute
The Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemünde (abbreviated IOW for Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemuende) is a non-university research institute, dedicated to interdisciplinary marine research in coastal and marginal seas with a special emphasis on the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
Biological Institute on Helgoland (BAH)
The Biological Institute on Helgoland (BAH) conducts basic research into marine life, focusing primarily on the North Sea and the Wadden Sea. In this way, it helps to protect the natural diversity of marine ecosystems and maintain their functions within the mass balance of the biosphere.
DFG-Research Center Ocean Margins
The Research Center Ocean Margins at the University of Bremen aims to investigate geoscientifically the ocean margins, the transitional zones between the oceans and the continents.
Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald Institut for Ecology Hiddensee
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Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University of Greifswald Institut for Marine Biotechnology Greifswald
An international research cooperation is being formed in order to make use of the global marine resources. Our region on the Baltic Coast with more than 1.000 km of coast line more then 1.000 lakes and more then 1.000 years of marine tradition, offers ideal conditions for advancing marine biotechnology.
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency - National Oceanographic Datacentre of Germany
The German Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) serves as a focal point for the national and international exchange of oceanographic data.
Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH)
The 'Bundesamt für Seeschiffahrt und Hydrographie' (BSH) is a higher Federal authority in Germany with responsibility for maritime matters. The scope of the BSH's activities is wide, ranging from questions of economy in shipping to the safety of ship's technology and marine research.
Federal Research Centre for Fisheries
The Research Centre is active in those fields of fisheries research which are of direct relevance to political objectives of the Federal Ministry in terms of national and international fisheries management, marine resources conventions and fishery products. Research subjects range from the monitoring of commercially harvested stocks over monitoring of environmental impacts to fish processing and gear technology.
Fischerei in Deutschland
Fisheries in Germany portal
GeoResearch Centre (GFZ)
The Centre is active in the following research fields: Earth Models and Geopotentials; Active Continental Margins; Natural Risks; Climate and Environment; and Geotechnologies.
German Hydrographic Society (DHyG)
The DHyG is a professional association working for the common good, promotes practical and scientific hydrography as well as national and international co-operation in this field. It provides specialized support for both persons employed in hydrography and for professional beginners.
German Marine Institutions
MareNet, worldwide network of marine research institutions and documents, provides a set of information services for marine scientists.
German Museum of Marine Research and Fisheries
The largest museum of natural science in North Germany. It is located in an early Gothic monastery, an architectural gem. The wide-ranging, up-to-date exhibitions held here provide an accessible, vivid picture of the diversity of marine life as well as its use to and exploration by man. An additional core theme is the presentation of the history of fishing in the former East Germany.
German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)
The German Remote Sensing Data Center is represented at DLR locations in Oberpfaffenhofen, Neustrelitz, Köln-Porz and Berlin-Adlershof. The areas of technical specialization are: Developing and operating a global network of receiving stations for remote sensing data; Supplying an information technology infrastructure for sustainable safeguarding of the data archives of the National Remote Sensing Data Library; Providing online access to data and products via the Internet; Developing processes and methods to operationally generate customized products in the fields of environment, security, geoinformation, climate and atmosphere Realizing application projects in close cooperation with partners from the science, government, public and private sectors; Promoting the scientific and commercial potential of remote sensing; Arranging services in the field of remote sensing. DFD has a training program for interns, diploma and doctoral candidates and offers employment in the context of projects.
German Research Foundation (DFG)
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) is the central, self-governing research organisation that promotes research at universities and other publicly financed research institutions in Germany. The DFG serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers.
German Society for Limnology
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German Society for Marine Research (DGM)
DGM supports personal contacts among its members, for example by coordinating conferences, seminars and courses with the aim of invigorating interdisciplinary discourse and encouraging cooperation in marine research.
German Weather Service (DWD)
For almost 45 years now, the German Weather Service has been covering and monitoring the weather on a national and international level. Temperature, air pressure, wind, thunder und lightning, precipitation as rain or snow, but also duration and intensity of the sunshine has been occupying the natural scientists for centuries. Technical progress has enabled the weather forecasts to be more exact and to be prognosed over longer periods. Whereas earlier weather information was obtained via radio, television and the print media, nowadays the customer has the additional possibilities of telephone services, T-Online, fax, special software packets for weather data reception by means of modem and, of course, right up-to-date, Internet.
Institute for Geosciences Mainz
Endogene Geosciences and Geophysics General Geology General Mineralogy / Petrology Geophysics Igneous Petrology | Archaeometallurgy Tectonophysics Exogene and Environmental Geosciences Applied Geology Soil Sciences Geochemistry Hydrochemistry Sedimentology Material Science Mineralogy Applied Mineralogy Gemstone Research Crystallography Palaeontologie General Palaeontology Palaeo-ecology / Evolution Research
Marine Environmental Data Base (MUDAB)
The Marine Environmental Data Base (MUDAB) is a joint project of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) in Hamburg and of the Federal Environmental Agency (UBA) in Berlin. It is located at the German Oceanographic Data Centre in Hamburg and serves as the central German data base for marine data collected within the framework of international and national conventions for the protection of the North Sea and Baltic Sea. At present the data base covers about 5 500 cruises, with the data from some 250,000 stations - altogether more than 13 million records. The data covers physical variables such as temperature and salinity, O2, chemical variables like, e.g., nutrients and the organic, inorganic and radiochemical components of sea water, and physical and chemical variables in sediment. The data base scheme encompasses a large amount of meta-information at different levels, e.g. a Cruise Summary Report (CSR) for each cruise, information about measured variables and the methods used, quality assurance, and intercomparison exercises. Each of the measured data can be linked to meta-information, including information at other structural levels. At present, data bases for sediment, water and contaminants in organisms are in operation. The data base for sea water covers casts, time series as well as CTD/XBT profiles.
Max-Planck-Institute for Marine Microbiology Bremen
Potsdam Institute for Climate Research (PIK)
PIK is an interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to the study of climate change and its impacts. Its ocean group focuses on the role of ocean circulation changes in past and future climate change. Direct links are provided to ocean-related information (reprints, movies, press releases etc.).
Research Unit Potsdam of the Alfred Wegener Institute
The main fields of research of the Potsdam Research Unit are terrestrial geoscience studies in the periglacial regions at the margins of inland ice sheets and in permafrost areas as well as model and experimental investigations of atmospheric processes in the polar regions.
Senckenberg Centre for Biodiversity Research
The mission of the institute is to describe, understand and protect the diversity of life. Research focusses on taxonomy, morphology, phylogeny and ecology of living and fossil animals and plants. Most of the departments (43 %) work in the marine realm. This is true for the headquarters at Frankfurt, but also for the marine branches at Wilhelmshaven at the North Sea coast. Two departments are located at that branch, the department of marine research with a focus on actuogeology, actuopaleontology, sedimtology, and benthos ecology and the German Center for Marine Biodiversity research, founded in 2000.
Society for Maritime Technology (GMT)
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Technical University of Clausthal Institute for Geotechnik
Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg - Mechanics and Ocean Engineering
The Department's fields of activity focused on Structural Mechanics in general with priority given to Fluid-Structure Interaction, in particular, as well as on ice mechanics.
TERRAMARE Research Centre
Research on shallow seas, coastal regions and the marine environment. TERRAMARE is an amalgamation of institutions in Lower Saxony, Germany, which work in the field of marine sciences. Founding members are: The Federal State of Lower Saxony (the Ministry of Science and Culture, Hannover); the University of Oldenburg; the Fachhochschule Wilhelmshaven; the Fachhochschule Ostfriesland (Emden); the Senckenbergische Naturforschende; Gesellschaft (Frankfurt); the Lower Saxony Institute for Historical Coastal Research (Wilhelmshaven); the Lower Saxony Geological Survey (Hannover); the Institute for Avian Research (Wilhelmshaven); the Coastal Research Office (Norderney); and the Nationalparkverwaltung (Wilhelmshaven).
University of Bremen Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology
The Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology (ZMT) is a research and training institution combining research on aquatic systems with partners in the tropics, training and education of foreign and German students in aquatic tropical ecology, and coordination of German research in tropical coastal waters. ZMT takes an integrated interdisciplinary approach to ecosystem research and coastal management in tropical coastal areas.
University of Bremen Department of Biology - Marine Botany
Ecophysiological properties of marine microalgae are investigated primarily. Of interest are here the DMSP-metabolism, and the adaption to extreme physically factors such as temperature, light, and salinity.
University of Bremen Department of Biology - Marine Zoology
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University of Bremen Department of Geoscience
Teaching & research in marine technology, environmental research, general geology, marine geology, marine geopysics, petrology of the ocean crust, marine technolgy and marine sensors.
University of Bremen Oceanography Department
University of Münster Marine Biology Wadden Sea Station Carolinensiel
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University of Oldenburg Zoosystematics and Morphology Section
Research in our section is devoted to benthic copepods, a group of the Crustacea, and to the groundwater fauna. All these organisms are barely visible to the naked eye. They belong to the size fraction between half a millimetre and 1.5 millimetres which is called meiofauna as opposed to the macrofauna on the one hand and the microfauna on the other. Meiofaunal studies therefore are at the centre of our research.
University of Oldenburg Department of Physics Marine Physics Group
Research activities of the Group include development of optical methods and instruments for hydrographic applications, environmental monitoring and studies, hydrographic studies, modelling of bio-optical and biogeochemical processes in marine ecosystems.
University of Oldenburg Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (ICBM)
The scientific concept of the institute is based on the realization, that research of the seas, being one of the most manifold global systems, can only be successful with interdisciplinary methods. Comprehensive research of marine habitats being vital points for the development of the bioplanet earth demands multiple interdisciplinary research work
University of Rostock Baltic Sea Research Institute
The Baltic Sea Research Institute Warnemünde (abbreviated IOW for Institut für Ostseeforschung Warnemuende) is a non-university research institute, dedicated to interdisciplinary marine research in coastal and marginal seas with a special emphasis on the Baltic Sea ecosystem.
Universtity of Rostock Department of Biology - Marine Biology
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Working Group on Climate Change: Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture Forest
The Senate of the Federal Research Centres within the remit of the Federal Ministry of Consumer Protection, Food and Agriculture Forestry (BMVEL) coordinates the scientific activities and is acting as a coupling link between the research institutions. The Senate has implemented Working Groups to fulfill its various tasks. The Working Group on Climate Change coordinates research in the relevant Federal Research Centres.
Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute - Coastal Division (BAW-AK)
The department Hydraulic Engineering in Coastal Areas is consultant for the coastal offices in the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration in the field of hydraulic, soils and foundation engineering. It carries out field measurements, laboratory investigations and theoretical studies, operates physical and numerical models of the large German estuaries and does standardization work. It is also engaged in research and development projects.
German Centre of Marine Biodiversity (DZMG), University of Hamburg
The members of the DZMG are specialists on selected systematic groups of marine flora and fauna. They carry out taxonomical investigations on marine samples collected by German research vessels and follow up resulting questions. Geographically, the surveyed areas extend from the polar waters to the tropics and from the littoral zones to the deep sea.
German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ)
The DKRZ is the Service Center for Climate Researchers in Germany. Main duties of this center are to offer computer resources and technical support in using these facilities to climate researchers all over Germany. This mainly applies to simulations with large numerical models of the global climate system and related fields as the global change research for instance.
GKSS Research Center Institute for Coastal Research
The Institute for Coastal Research (IfK) at GKSS Research Centre carries out investigations on the coastal system within the framework of an applications-oriented, interdisciplinary research programme that is preventative in the environmental sense. The Institute\'s mission is to provide the scientific foundation (basis) for the implementation of effective and sustainable coastal management policies.
Max-Planck-Institute for Meteorology
The institute consists of three sections (Climate Processes, Atmospheric Chemistry & Climate Dynamics and Climate Modelling) concerned with the study of the climate system. The goal is an improved understanding of the basic dynamics of the system and its variations, leading where possible to the development of methods of climate prediction. The techniques applied range from remote sensing (ground-based, with the aid of laser, microwave and acoustic radar systems, or from satellites) to numerical models of the global climate system.
University of Bremen Institute for Environmental Physics
University of Hamburg Centre for Marine and Climate Research (ZMK)
The Centre for Marine and Climate Research (ZMK) is a research focus of the University of Hamburg. At present, composed of the following scientific member institutes: Meteorological Institute, Institute of Oceanography, Institute of Geophysics, Research Unit: Sustainability and Global Change, Institute of Biogeochemistry and Marine Chemistry, Department of Organic Marine Chemistry, Institute of Hydrobiology and Fisheries Science
University of Kiel Institute for Polar Ecology (IPÖ)
IPÖ was founded in 1982 as a focal point for the various polar research activities in Kiel. It is subdivided in a marine and a terrestrial section. Ecological research focuses on three major compartments of polar marine ecosystems (sea-ice biota, plankton, benthos), as well as the terrestrial environment. The institute is also engaged in the education of undergraduate and graduate students. Most of the scientific activities are are conducted in national and international research programmes. IPÖ scientists are active members of national and international planning committees for Arctic and Antarctic research. Furthermore, the IPÖ houses the editorial office of the scientific journal
University of Kiel Research Center for Maritime Geoscience (GEOMAR)
The research center pursues basic research in the marine environment in the broadest sense. Research themes include natural processes which control the origin, composition, and structure of sediments and magmatic rocks as well as anthropogenic influences interfering with the natural cycles.
Greece
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research
The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) was set up as a single institution in order to integrate government-funded marine science research in Greece. Formally established by government decree on June 3 2003, it combines the former research institutes NCMR and IMBC, together with their respective field stations.
Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology
The Hellenic Institute of Marine Archaeology (HIMA) was founded in 1973 as a private, non-profit organization. Its main aim is to organize and promote maritime archaeological research in Greece and to assist the Greek Archaeological Service. It has over 400 members, with diverse academic credentials, all of whom work voluntarily. HIMA\'s scientific and technical expertise provides a solid background for the promotion of underwater archaeology in Greece and beyond. Its non-governmental status gives HIMA an advantageous flexibility not shared by bureaucratic governmental organizations
Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HNODC)
HNODC was established in 1986, as part of the National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR). It operates as a National Agency and is responsible for processing, archiving and distributing marine data. HNODC is also developing techniques for oceanographic data processing and data base maintenance. HNODC is the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) for Greece
Iceland
Icelandic Meteorological Office
The Icelandic Meteorological Office (IMO) was founded on January 1st 1920. In World War II various restrictions were imposed on the office's operations as weather information was classified as a military secret by the British and American armed forces occupying Iceland at the time. Radio broadcasts of weather news were banned altogether so weather services were limited to sending telegrams to postoffices throughout the country. After WWII these services returned to normal. Soon thereafter air traffic between Europe and North-America increased greatly. IMO supplied aviation weather services to transatlantic flights and based an aviation weather office at Keflavík international airport.
Marine Research Institute (MRI)
The Marine Research Institute (MRI), established in 1965, is a government institute under the auspices of the Ministry of Fisheries. Its predecessor was established in 1937, then as the Department of Fisheries of the University Research Institute. The history of systematic marine research however, dates back to the beginning of this century. The MRI serves as the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) of Iceland.
University of Iceland Sandgerdi Marine Centre
The Sandgerdi Marine Centre (SMC) is not a large station in physical terms, but it offers access to unique material and facilities and a setting which promotes collaboration between colleagues from many parts of the scientific community. With modern equipment and competent staff the station offers excellent facilities for taxonomical, morphological and ecological studies. The SMC is unique in that it offers an opportunity to study large collections of marine benthic invertebrates which have been collected systematically during the past six years as part of the international BIOICE (Benthic Invertebrates of Icelandic Waters) project.
Ireland
Marine Institute
The Marine Institute is the national agency responsible for Marine Research, Technology Development and Innovation (RTDI). We seek to assess and realise the economic potential of Ireland's220 million acre marine resource; promote the sustainable development of marine industry through strategic funding programmes and essential scientific services; and safeguard our marine environment through research and environmental monitoring.
Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responsibilities for a wide range of licensing, enforcement, monitoring and asssessment activities associated with environmental protection.
Geological Survey of Ireland
The GSI Sustainable Energy Ireland founded in 1845, is the National Earth Science Agency. It is responsible for providing geological advice and information, and for the acquisition of data for this purpose. GSI produces a range of products including maps, reports and databases and acts as a knowledge centre and project partner in all aspects of Irish geology.
Sustainable Energy Ireland
Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI), formerly the Irish Energy Centre was set up by the government in 2002 as Ireland’s national energy agency. Their mission is to promote and assist the development of sustainable energy.
Teagasc: Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Teagasc – the Agriculture and Food Development Authority – is the national body providing integrated research, advisory and training services to the agriculture and food industry and rural communities. It was established in September 1988 under the Agriculture (Research, Training and Advice) Act, 1988.
National Centre for Sensor Research
The National Centre for Sensor Research from the Dublin City University was established in 1999 with funding of €12 million from the Higher Education Authority (PRTLI Cycle 1), the centre now boasts 22 Academic Members from the Faculty of Science and Health at Dublin City University. The membership also includes over 80 Senior Researchers and 100 Post-graduate Students, supported by an administrative team of fourteen. A key feature of the NCSR is the multidisciplinary composition of the research team, which includes physicists, chemists, biotechnologists and engineers.
Dept of Earth & Ocean Sciences, National University of Ireland
The Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences (EOS) was formed at the start of the academic year 2003-4 from a merger of the existing Departments of Geology, Oceanography and the Applied Geophysics Unit. This new department conducts research into exploration for, and management and conservation of, Ireland's physical resources.
Environmental Research Institute, National University of Ireland
The Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at the National University of Ireland, Galway was founded in September 2000 through a commitment of €9.6m in funding from both private sources and Ireland's Higher Education Authority under Cycle II of the Programme for Research in Third-Level Institutions (PRTLI). The ECI is a research centre within the Institute for Environmental Studies, a co-operative initiative between the three western Irish seaboard Universities (NUI Galway, UCC and UL), which together form the Atlantic University Alliance.
Marine and Ocean Policy Centre, National University of Ireland
The Marine Law and Ocean Policy Centre is a cross-faculty initiative between participants from the Law School, the Martin Ryan Institute and Trinity College Dublin. The aim of the Centre is to promote the inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary study of the legal, political, economic and social aspects of the ocean, the coastal zone and maritime resources. In order to attain to attain these objectives the Centre facilitates education and research, both pure and applied, in: Law of the sea; Law and policy of fisheries and aquaculture; Ocean and coastal zone management; Law of the marine environment and ecosystems; Sustainable development and exploitation of marine resources.
Martin Ryan Marine Science Institute, National University of Ireland
The Martin Ryan Institute (MRI) is a marine research and teaching facility on the campus of NUI Galway. The priority areas targeted for development by the MRI are: Biodiscovery (funded by a Beaufort Award to NUIG, UCC and QUB); Environment Enterprise Bioinformatics (including Molecular Biology); Aquaculture & Fisheries Graduate Programme in Marine Science.
Irish Climate Analysis and Research Unit
ICARUS is an Irish research unit which isbased in the Department of Geography, NUI Maynooth and is comprised of both full time researchers and departmental staff and draws on a long and well established history of climate research carried out in the department over the last 30 years. Current Areas of Research Include: Contemporary Climate Analysis; Climate Scenario Generation for Ireland; Impact Modelling; Hydrological Modelling; Sea level Rise- mapping vulnerable zones; Flood vulnerability mapping coupled with extreme event analysis; Integration of climate and other relevant data into Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to facilitate assessment of likely changes on key sectors; Extreme event analysis eg. return periods of extreme events, such as, storms, heavy rainfall events, extreme temperatures, flooding. Centre for Environment
Centre for Environment, Trinity College Dublin
The TCD Centre for the Environment was established in September 1998, developing from the Environmental Science Unit which was founded in 1979. Its primary role is to encourage and facilitate interdisciplinary research and teaching in the environment.
Coastal & Marine Resources Centre
The primary objective of the CMRC is to make a significant contribution to the scientific understanding of coastal and marine environments and their management. The CMRC is located in the Lewis Glucksman Marine Facility, University College Cork.
Environmental Research Institute
The Environmental Research Institute (ERI) was established in 2000 through the Higher Education Authority (HEA) Programme for Research in Third Level Institutions Cycle 2 (2000-2003).The Institute was established with the aim of further developing and expanding the existing critical mass of Environmental, Coastal and Marine based researchers at University College Cork.
Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre
The Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork was established in 1979. It is a centre of excellence within Ireland for Ocean Renewables and Coastal Engineering providing support to the maritime industry as well as fundamental R&D. The Centre, which is principally a dedicated research facility, also offers a teaching and education function. It houses the only facilities for wave simulation in Ireland with a Wave Flume and an Ocean Wave Basin.
Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group
Marine Biodiversity and Ecology Research Group of the University College Dublin
Marine and Petroleum Geology Research Group
The Marine and Petroleum Geology Research Group is involved in a range of research projects focussed on understanding of slope and deep water sea-bed processes and in providing a geological framework for basin development, petroleum exploration and reservoir analysis in the Irish offshore. Interlinked research strands include: Crustal controls on passive margin sedimentary basins. Basin and reservoir architecture and tectono-stratigraphic analysis of depositional systems. The spectrum of gravity flow processes through slides, debris flows, transitional flows and turbidity currents. Neogene to Recent depositional systems in deep-water basins west of Ireland.
Mobile and Marine Robotics Research Group
The MMRRG is a research unit from the Universityof Limerick. It's principal research areas are: Land based and submersible autonomous robots, (UUVs: AUVs and ROVs); Controllers, electronics, sensor design and fusion, motion control; Guidance and navigation of underwater vehicles; AI, neural networks, fuzzy logic, subsumption control, behaviour based control; Optical fibre and ultrasonic sensors for proximal object detection; Robot arm control, visual servoing; Imaging sonar applications; Simulator development: UUV simulator; imaging sonar simulator; Aircraft/flight simulator.
Wave Energy Research Team
The Wave Energy Research Team is a research unit of the Department of Mechanical & Aeronautical Engineering of the University of Limerick.
Centre for Marine Resources and Mariculture
C-Mar is a marine research and outreach centre within the School of Biological Sciences at the Queen's University of Belfast. Located at the University's Marine Laboratory in Portaferry, the Centre is a unique facility in Northern Ireland for focused and applied research in marine aquaculture, inshore fisheries and marine resource management. The Centre maintains close links with industry and its activities underpin the ongoing development of sustainable aquaculture and fisheries in an all-Ireland and broader international context.
Centre for Coastal and Marine Research
The Centre examines various aspects of coastal environments, from the physical processes to the human impacts on today's coastal and marine environments. Established in 2004, the CCMR incorporates a number of research areas including coastal and oceanic processes, coastal management, marine habitat mapping, quaternary environmental change and maritime archaeology.
Athlone Institute of Technology
Carlow Institute of Technology
Cork Institute of Technology - Mass Spectometry Research Centre for Proteomics and Biotoxins
This centre is the only laboratory in Europe to have isolated new toxins from shellfish and marine phytoplankton. The unit has a unique position within Europe as the holder of the reference toxin standards and analytical protocols for determining all of the known marine and freshwater algal toxins. The group is also interested in functional proteomics and the development of mass spectrometric techniques for applications to proteomic research. Hybrid mass spectrometry is capable of high mass accuracy and is currently the state-of-the art technology for protein structural studies.
Cork Institute of Technology - Marine Engineering
Dublin Institute of Technology -Marine Research Group
The Marine Research Group evolved with the support of internal funding through the Dublin Institute of Technology Team Research Fund Scheme in 2003. Originally the objective was to develop diagnostic protocols for rapid detection and quantification of pathogenic organisms of significance to the Marine Industry in Ireland. The scope of the work has broadened since to cover environmental issues in relation to fish health, residues and subsequent human health.
Dundalk Institute of Technology - Centre for Renewable Energy
CREDIT was established in June 2002. It is our mission to assist with Ireland's coming transition to a renewable energy-based economy. It is in the process of becoming a national focal point for renewable energy research and development and academic programmes
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
Limerick Institute of Technology
Tralee Institute of Technology
Waterford Institute of Technology: Estuarine Research Group
The Estuarine Research Group (ERG), a multi-disciplinary group established at Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) in 2002, carries out strategic research into estuarine and coastal ecosystems. Key research topics include monitoring the impact of human activities on these fragile environments and utilisation of estuarine resources in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies: Geophysics Section
The Geophysics Section studies the physical and geological structure of the Earth. Major areas of research include seismology, electromagnetic imaging and the Earth's gravity field.
Irish Marine Industries Database
Marineservices.ie is designed to be an online directory of companies with an Irish base offering goods and services to the marine sector. The site is a free service provided by the Irish Marine Institute.
Expertise Ireland Database
This is a gateway to Ireland's knowledge base, and is populated directly by the knowledge management systems of the island's third level institutions. It provides a showcase for new ideas and technologies emerging from the third level sector.
Seaweed Database
This site is a source of general information on all aspects of seaweeds.
Algaebase
AlgaeBase is a database of information on algae that includes terrestrial, marine and freshwater organisms.
Italy
Central Institute for Scientific and Technological Research Applied to the Sea (ICRAM)
ICRAM provides support for the policies of the competent central authorities, as well as suggestions, indications and support for local authorities in the coordination of local activities in the protected marine areas, in port dredging and fishing. In this field ICRAM carries out research and provides technical support related to a sustainable use of marine biological resources and as a function of compatible fishing and aquaculture activities. It also provides support for the Ministry of the Environment as regards marine environment quality monitoring and control; it delivers opinions in cases of natural calamities and coordinates the activity of research structures in the crisis units in the case of maritime emergencies set up by the Ministry of the Environment.
Consorzio per la Gestione del Centro di Coordinamento delle Attività di Ricerca
Corila's mission is to further scientific understanding of the Venice Lagoon System as regards the development of policies and decision making for the safeguarding of Venice.
Institute of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
The Institute of Atmospheric Sciences and Climate is part of the National Research Council (CNR) and conducts pure and applied research on atmospheric sciences and the climate system. The mission within CNR is to improve our knowledge of the atmospheric and climate processes of the planet Earth and at the same time to produce results directly transferrable to the Italian society and generally beyond the national borders.
Instituto Nazionale de Oceanografia
The National Institute of Oceanography and Experimental Geophysics - OGS is a public-sector scientific institution which promotes, co-ordinates and carries out research in the Earth Sciences, with a particular emphasis on the development of new analytical tools and applied technologies in the marine sciences and in seismology, and in the mineral exploration and environmental management fields.
Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR), CNR
List URLs of the marine research institutes of CNR (National Research Council)
Italian Association for Oceanology and Limmology (A.I.O.L.)
The Italian Association for Oceanology and Limnology was established on 27 June 1972 in Bologna by a number of researchers in marine and freshwater geology, chemistry and biology. The aim of the Association is to promote collaboration among scientists working in the fields of Oceanology and Limnology in the broadest sense, thus contributing to the progress of these sciences.
Italian Malacological Society (SIM)
The Italian Malacological Society is a nonprofit corporation whose mission is to promote the increase and diffusion of malacological knowledge. Its 1000 members make it the biggest European malacological society. S.I.M. institutional goals are pursued through the publishing of three different malacological magazines and the conduct of regular meetings.
Meteo.it
Analyses of data furnished by the Meteorological Service of the Italian Air Force.
Tethys Research Institute
The Tethys Research Institute, founded in 1986, is a non-profit NGO dedicated to the preservation of the marine environment. It focuses on marine animals and particularly on cetaceans inhabiting the Mediterranean Sea, and aims at protecting its biodiversity by promoting the adoption of a precautionary approach for the management of natural resources.
Centro Interdisciplinare di Bioacustica e Ricerche Ambientali
The activity of the Laboratory of Marine Bioacoustics focuses on research projects on the acoustic communication in marine animals, the study of practical applications in regard to the monitoring and censusing of cetaceans, the study of the impact of the anthropogenic noise on the marine environment, the development of advanced methods of sound analysis based on digital signal processing, the establishment of a Sound Library of Mediterranean Cetaceans as well as the technical support to other institutions involved in bioacoustical research.
Istituto Idrografico della Marina
Hydrographic departement of the Italian Navy
Latvia
Latvian Hydrometeorological Agency (LHMA)
The LHMA is Latvian's national civilian meteorological service. The national authority was established in 1920 under responsibility of the ministry of environmental protection and regional development of the republic of Latvia. The main office is located in Riga, local offices are situated in various locations in Latvia. The LHMA provides weather and climate information to among others, aviation, shipping, industry, agriculture, research organisations and the public. To meet its requirements, the LHMA operates a meteorological network that includes synoptic, aerological, radiation measurements and other observations. They serve as input into weather prediction models and form the basis for climatological data sets. The LHMA operates a ground station in Riga to receive data from the operational meteorological satellites, which are currently METEOSAT and NOAA.
Lithuania
Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service
The Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service at the Ministry of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania is a state institution which main tasks are meteorological and hydrological observations and forecasts. Lithuanian Hydrometeorological Service (LHMS) provides the hydrometeorological information for Lithuanian institutions, enterprises and organizations, observes the rules and regulations of the World Meteorological Organization, participates in the international projects and programmes, carries out the scientific research, compiles and publishes reference books, annals, reviews.
Center of Marine Research
Established 01 June 1992, on the former Klaipeda Hydrometeorological Observatory, the institution was first called Lithuanian Laboratory of Marine Research. After the reorganisation of the Environmental Protection Department to Ministry, it was renamed and called the Centre of Marine Research. the main institution in Lithuania responsible for the marine researches.
Malta
Malta Centre for Fisheries Sciences
The Fisheries Conservation & Control Division (FCCD) primary functions are to regulate and administer both the fisheries and the aquaculture industries and all the related activities. In addition the FCCD provides technical and expert advice and assistance.
Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST)
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) has, since 1988 been mandated by the Government to act as the national focal point for science and technology policy. In this role, MCST has pioneered visionary approaches to the deployment of science and technology in the Maltese Islands. MCST therefore, is responsible for the management of the local RTDI programme. The National Strategic Plan for Research and Innovation 2007-2010, recently published by the MCST, addresses the weaknesses in the national research and innovation capacity and performance. The Strategy presents a vision for R&I in Malta as well as a set of underpinning strategic principles.
Malta Maritime Authority
The Malta Maritime Authority provides services through a number of departments including legal, Finance/Accounts, Administration, Marketing and Communications, Human Resource Development, Customer Care, Capital Projects Development, Internal Audit, Security, and Information Technology.
University of Malta - Department of Biology
The fields of interest of the department are wide ranging and include the following: fisheries biology and marine aquaculture; marine pollution and environmental quality; local flora, fauna and ecology; population genetics; biodiversity and bioconservation. Much of our research work concerns marine environmental resources and involves field work and diving.
The Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics - (ICoD)
The Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Insular Coastal Dynamics - (ICoD) forms part of a network of specialised Centres pertaining to the Open Partial Agreement of the Council of Europe on Major Natural and Technological Hazards (EUR-OPA). ICoD was established in 1988 within the framework of the Foundation for International Studies at the University of Malta.
Netherlands
Delft University of Technology Delft Institute for Earth-Oriented Space Research (DEOS)
DEOS specializes in the analysis of high precision geophysical measurements as made with recent and coming satellites. Main fields of interest are the motions of the solid and fluid Earth and the details of the global gravity field.
InterWad
InterWad is the up to date, interactive and informative medium for complete information on the Wadden Sea Area. Within InterWad, the fascinating world of the Wadden Sea is revealed. You can find facts on flora, fauna, fisherey, tourism and current topics.
Marine Information Service (MARIS)
MARIS originates from a Netherlands governmental initiative to improve overview and access to marine expertise, information and data related to the sea and its uses and to stimulate its wider use by governmental departments, scientific institutes and industrial companies. Started in 1985 as a governmental project MARIS is operating since the end of 1989 as an independent entity.
National Oceanographic Data Committee (NODC) of the Netherlands
NODC of The Netherlands is the national platform for oceanographic data management and information exchange. Currently, eight major marine organisations participate in the NODC. Together, these organisations account for more than 90% of all oceanographic data held in The Netherlands. The Committee serves as the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) for The Netherlands.
NetCoast
NetCoast is the place on the worldwide Web where professionals in Integrated Coastal Zone Management come for the latest relevant information, knowledge, documents, publications, software systems, fresh links to other sites and for professional collaboration. NetCoast is a virtual meeting-place for everyone involved in coastal zone issues
Wageningen IMARES
Wageningen IMARES - the Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies - specializes in strategic and applied marine ecological research. The institute was established in mid 2006, the result of a cooperation between RIVO (the Netherlands Institute for Fisheries Research), elements of Alterra and the Department of Ecological Risks within the TNO. Products and services include field studies, real-life scale experiments, exploratory studies at the laboratory level, data management and modelling. The institute has modern research facilities at its disposal, is ISO certified and accredited for chemical and ecotoxicological research. Clients include the government and national and international businesses.
Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ)
NIOZ is a research institute under the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO). Its mission is to pursue multidisciplinary marine research related to phenomena and mechanisms in coastal and shelf seas as well as the open ocean and involves close co-oporation between physicists, chemists, geologists and biologists. Apart from curiosity-driven research, the institute is also engaged in policy-focused and society-driven research
Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea
The Netherlands Institute for the Law of the Sea (NILOS) was established in September 1984. It operates within the framework of the Department of Public International, Social and Economic Law (ISEP), Faculty of Law and the Centre for Environmental Policy and Law (CELP)/NILOS both of Utrecht University. NILOS program of work focuses on the international processes by which a new international law of the sea is formed, as well as the substantive outcome of such processes. Additionally, it examines the unprecedented problems of policy formulation and regulatory responsibilities in relation to the law of the sea at the national level. This with the aim of contributing through research to these international processes and their outcome and with the aim of assisting (developing) states in the formulation of national policies and legislation.
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
NIOO-KNAW focuses on fundamental, strategic research into individual organisms, populations, ecological communities and ecosystems. Research at the Centre for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (CEMO) in Yerseke concentrates on ecosytems in brackish and salt water, while that at the Centre for Limnology (CL) in Nieuwersluis focuses on freshwater ecology, and the work at the Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTO) in Heteren emphasises land-based ecology.
Netherlands Institute of Ecology Centre for Estuarine and Coastal Ecology (CEME)
The Centre for Estuarine and Marine Ecology (CEME) is situated in the village of Yerseke on the Oosterschelde estuary in the province of Zeeland. CEME conducts research in estuaries and coastal waters in Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Polar Regions. It also participates in several deep-sea projects. The centre originally started as the Delta Institute for Hydrobiological Research in 1957. CEME consists of three departments: Ecosystem Studies, Marine Microbiology and Spatial Ecology.
Netherlands-Flanders Society for Aquatic Ecology (NECOV)
The Necov is the result of a fusion between two ecological societies in the dutch-flemish language region. The main aims of the necov are:Improvement of the fundamental and applied ecology in the Netherlands and Flanders; Improvement of national and international collaboration between ecologists; Improvement of a sustainable management of the biosphere. To this extent the necov organizes meetings, symposia, workshops, courses and other ecologically-orientede activities.
Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)
The tasks of KNMI are twofold: (1) KNMI is an operational centre, responsible for weather forecasting, for observing weather and climate, and for the monitoring of seismic activity; and (2) KNMI is the national research and information centre for climate, climatic change and seismology.
University of Groningen Department of Marine Biology
The department carries out research in the areas of Marcoalgae, Microalgae, Zoology and Coral Reef Ecology.
University of Utrecht Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research Utrecht (IMAU)
The IMAU is an inter-faculty University research institute composed of the Meteorology and Physical Oceanography Department of the faculty of Physics and Astronomy and the section Coastal research of the Physical Geography Department of the faculty of Geographical Sciences. The IMAU is the only university research institute combining these fields in the Netherlands, providing also the scientific background and facilities for research education and training of both graduate and undergraduate students.
Zoological Museum Amsterdam
The Zoological Museum of Amsterdam (ZMA) was founded in 1838 as part of the Anmsterdam Zoo. It is now part of the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics of the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam. It holds important marine zoological collections from all parts of the world oceans, with a focus on North Western Europe, Indo-Malayan Archipelago and the West Indies. The single most important marine collection are the tens of thousands of marine specimens collected by H.M.S.
Centre for Maritime Research (MARE)
MARE is an interdisciplinary social-science institute studying the use and management of marine resources. Its objective is to provide a stimulating intellectual climate for academics and policymakers in Europe as well as in the South.
KNMI Oceanographic Research Division
The central theme of the Oceanographic Research Division is the role of the oceans and air/sea interaction in the climate system. The ultimate objective of this research is to contribute to the understanding of natural climate variability, its prediction and the assessment of anthropogenic climate change. On a shorter term we aim at the construction of reliable ocean circulation models and their analysis and the understanding and prediction of El Niño and its effects. Air/sea interaction research focuses on the experimental determination of actual fluxes of momentum, latent and sensible heat, and carbon dioxide and on the reconstruction and assessment of global flux fields. Another theme of research is the study of wind generated ocean waves.
Netherlands Centre for Coastal Research (NCK)
NCK is a cooperative effort between private, governmental and independent research institutes and universities and carries out a research programme at the fore-front of coastal science and applied research. Within this framework, the Centre offers the opportunity to conduct innovative research as a member of a team. The NCK links the strongest expertise of its partners, forming a true centre of excellence in coastal research in The Netherlands.
Norway
FishLarvae.com
Research on fish and shellfish larvae -- mainly sensory biology and behaviour -- being conducted at the Austevoll Aquaculture Research Station.
Institute of Marine Research (IMR)
IMR, the research arm of the Ministry of Fisheries, is Norway's largest research institution in the fields of marine resources, marine environment, and aquaculture. With over 500 employees, the Institute is among the largest in this area, and it is an international leader in several areas of research. The IMR serves as the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) of Norway.
Norwegian Fish Farmers Association
Norwegian Fish Farmers Association is the industry body representing all Norwegian Fish Farmers. Hosts information on aquaculture
Norwegian Meteorological Institute (DNMI)
The basic function of the Norwegian Meteorological Institute (DNMI) is to contribute to the protection of life and property. This is laid down in DNMI's regulations, as established by Royal Decree. According to these regulations, DNMI also shall provide special meteorological services to customers on a commercial basis. The main objective and the aims for the activities of DNMI are outlined within this scope.
Norwegian Meteorological Institute: Oceanography
The Section for Oceanography at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute has the national responsibility for developing, upgrading and maintaining ocean models used in the operative forecast service as foundation for climate and environment issues. This includes models for tides, waves, currents, hydrography (temperatures and salinity), ice and the drift and spreading of oil spills.
Norwegian Polar Institute
The Norwegian Polar Institute is Norway’s central institution for research, environmental monitoring and mapping of the polar regions. The Institute is the Norwegian authorities’ consultant and supplier of knowledge, and contributes to the best possible administration of Norwegian polar areas. Through active participation in national and international bodies, the Polar Institute is central when it comes to protecting national interests in matters of research and the environment. Approximately 120 man-years are employed at the Institute in Tromsø and Svalbard.
Primar Stavanger
Primar Stavanger is an international cooperation for provision of a consistent, timely and reliable Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) service for sea transport and operation.
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS)
The Norwegian College of Fishery Science (NCFS), situated at 70 degrees north and close to The Barents Sea, has a particular responsibility for the development of fundamental and scientific expertise within all areas of fisheries and aquaculture research in Norway. NCFS is also responsible for educating candidates for employment in the fishing industry and fisheries management.
University of Bergen Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology
The Institute belongs to the Bergen Advanced Technology Center. It is involved in marine biology, fish biology, and aquaculture (including fish health).
University of Bergen Geophysical Institute
The research activity at the Institute spans a wide range of areas. E.g. from small scale measurment of turbulence up to studies of the large scale ocean currents and from local air and noise polution up to studies of global scale climate change.
University of Bergen Marine Food Chain Research Infrastructure
The Bergen Marine Food Chain Research Infrastructure at the University of Bergen and the Institute of Marine Research is a set of complementary marine installations covering the axis from controlled laboratory systems to mesocosms and natural environments. European scientists are offered access to the Infrastructure through support from the European Union's 5th Framework Programme.
University of Bergen Sars International Centre for Marine Molecular Biology
Sars International Centre is today composed of five research groups acting on a first basic research programme of "comparative molecular biology of marine animals". The program is defined in collaboration between the centre, its scientific advisory committee and the Research Council of Norway
University of Oslo Department of Geophysics
Research at the Department of Geophysics research is conducted in the following fields: (1) hydrology deals with fresh-water on and below ground-level; (2) meteorology deals with the earth's atmosphere; and (3) physical oceanography deals with the oceans.
Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC)
NERSC is an independent non-profit research institute affiliated with the University of Bergen, Norway. The Nansen Center conducts basic and applied environmental research funded by national and international governmental agencies, research councils and industry.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology -Faculty of Engineering Science & Technology
The Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology (commonly abbreviated IVT), offers students a choice of more than 30 engineering specializations through 10 departments (left). The degree programmes offered by IVT are primarily at the Master of Science level, and include both five and two year programmes. In addition the faculty admits a select group of doctoral candidates each year through dedicated fellowship positions tied to research at each of our departments. The faculty cooperates closely with industry to ensure that both our research and degree programmes contribute to a sustainable and viable social development. NTNU awards approximately 80% of all advanced engineering degrees in Norway. Six of the fifteen Master's of Engineering programmes are hosted by this faculty, while we offer an additional seven "International" Master of Science (MSc) study options, in English.
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - Centre for Ships and Ocean Structures (CeSOS)
Research at CeSOS aims to develop fundamental knowledge about how ships and other structures behave in the ocean environment, using analytical, numerical and experimental studies. This knowledge is vital, both now and in the future, for the design of safe, cost effective and environmentally friendly structures as well as in the planning and execution of marine operations.
University of Oslo Geophysical Fluid Dynamics
Most of the activity within this field at Mechanics Division, Univerisity of Oslo, is related directly to the oil activity on the Norwegian continental shelf. The oil industry and the Norwegian Research Council has funded many of the research projects on ocean modelling and prediction of waves and currents. These projects have also provided opportunities for students to participate in project work and several cand scient and dr. scient students have written their thesis on problems related to these projects.
Poland
Institute of Environmental Protection
The mission of this web site is to provide reliable and professional information as well as customer driven assistance in order to promote and support effective solutions to ecological problems encountered in the working, living and leisure environments.
Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
The Institute mission is to generate the knowledge to support the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment through innovative, high-level scientific and technological research that significantly adds to the knowledge and understanding of the environment, and provides information and technology for its clients. The Institute's clients are Polish and international users of marine science and technology, the Polish community, governmental agencies, policy makers, educators and students. The Institute of Oceanology conducts scientific research in the shelf seas and coastal regions including the Baltic and European Arctic Seas.
Marine Bio-Optics Laboratory
We deal with experimental studies and theoretical analysis of radiation fluxes in the sea-atmosphere system. Mainly we are interested in inherent and apparent optical properties of seawater components and their influence on solar energy distribution within water body especially the part of energy utilised in primary production process.
Numerical Forecast Office
Current and forecast weather for northern Europe; includes some amazing graphics. [Functions as a meteorological services agency for Poland]
University of Gdansk Institute of Oceanography Marine Station at Hel
The Hel Marine Station was established in 1992 and is a field station in the organizational structure of the Institute of Oceanography in the Faculty of Biology, Geography and Oceanology at the University of Gdańsk. As the only station of its kind in Poland it is open to the research needs of the whole scientific community of the country and provides field support for all research groups working in this region (academic teams from various higher schools, institutes in this line of work and the Polish Academy of Sciences). In accordance with the nature of natural history research, the station is open 24 hours a day, every day of the year.
Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries -University of Warmia and Mazury
At present the Faculty offers two major fields of studies: Environment Protection and Fisheries. Since October 1997 the Faculty has provided the highest form of education, i.e. doctoral courses in Fisheries.The Faculty employs an academic staff of 76, including 29 professors and assistant professors. The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn is fully eligible to bestow titles of engineer, master, doctor and habilitated doctor of agricultural sciences in the fields of Fisheries and titles of engineer, master of agricultural sciences in the fields of Environment.
Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdansk
The Institute is involved in marine biology & ecology, marine chemistry, physical oceanography and marine geology.
Technical University of Gdansk - Faculty of Ocean Engineering and Ship Technology
The Faculty is an independent teaching and research unit of The Technical University of Gdansk, where it undertakes extensive teaching and research activities in the field of shipbuilding and offshore technology.
Portugal
CIMAR - Centre of Marine and Environmental Research
The Associate Laboratory, CIMAR, was created in March 2002 from two research centres: the Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto (CIIMAR.UP) and the Centre of Marine Sciences of the University of Algarve (CCMAR.UA). CIMAR is dedicated to research, and to the dissemination and transfer of technology in the area of Marine Sciences. Its main objective is to carry out basic and applied research on the processes occurring in aquatic ecosystems, including the study of impacts of human activities on these ecosystems.
Department of Oceanography and Fisheries of the University of the Azores
The Department is involved in research activities related to the marine sciences. Main research programs deal with the description, experiment and modeling of oceanic ecosystems, within the areas of Ecology, Marine Biology, Physical and Chemical Oceanography, and Fisheriesbiological, physical, chemical and geological relation with other oceanic regions of the world.
Faculty of Marine and Environment Sciences University of the Algarve
The Faculty of Marine Environment and Sciences lectures the graduate courses of Marine Biology, Fisheries and Oceanography.
Hydrographic Institute
The Hydrographic Institute created in 1960 belongs to the Ministry of the Defense. It is a State Laboratory and isthe IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) for Portugal.
Institute of Marine Research (IMAR)
Institute of Marine Research, was founded on 3 October 1991, as non-profit private association. The Institute of Marine Research presently has 13 Associated Partners among Universities and other Institutions. IMAR includes about 200 researchers, belonging to institutions from all over the country, and covers the majority of research areas in Marine Science and Technology.
Institute of Meteorology
O Instituto de Meteorologia (IM) é uma entidade pública tutelada pelo Ministério da Ciência e da Tecnologia. É responsável a nível nacional pelas actividades nos domínios da Meteorologia, da Sismologia e da Qualidade do Ar.
Institute of Oceanography of the University of Lisbon
The main objectives of the Institute are: (i) to develop fundamental oceanographic research; (ii) to support technical training and academic education at the undergraduate and post-graduate levels (MSc and PhD.) in Marine Sciences; (iii) to provide technical support to the primary sector (e.g., fisheries, aquaculture, etc.); (iv) to provide services to the community in general (e.g., environmental impact assessment, ecological monitoring, land use management studies, etc.).
Instituto de Investigação das Pescas e do Mar (IPIMAR)
IPIMAR develops activities in cooperation with universities and others institutions in national and internacional frame. Fisheries are the main aim, however another scientific and technological domains with Oceans relation are developed.
Lisbon Oceanarium
The Lisbon Oceanarium, known as the Oceans Pavilion during EXPO '98, was one of the main attractions of the World Exposition. The project is organized around a central concept the Global Ocean, one common home to all marine life and where all such life is interdependent. Four biotypes, each recreating one of the world’s coastal habitats, are located in the four corner towers which encircle the central aquarium. Together, they constitute a representative set of ocean environments. Forming a harmonious whole, the five tanks are the core of the exposition, and embody the Global Ocean theme.
Marine and Environmental Research Centre of the University of the Algarve
CIMA centre was created in 1998 and integrates scientists from the Faculties and Polytechnic Schools of U.Algarve.
Maritime Law and Law of the Sea
Maritime Law & Law of the Sea resources page from the digital resources server of ESTIG/IPBeja Law Department.
National Institute of Industrial Engineering and Technology (INETI)
The National Institute of Industrial Engineering and Technology (INETI) is a Research, Demonstration and Technological Development organisation, integrated within the Ministry of the Economy, whose vocation is to strengthen the potential of Innovation and Quality in the business community and the national technological system, in order to foster Knowledge towards sustainable economic growth.
Science Centre of the Sea (CCMAR) University of Algarve
Science Centre of the Sea (CCMAR)its a reserach unit from the University of the Algarve that incorporates 150 researchers, of which 50 are PHD, including Universitystaff, post-docand doctorate studentsand technicians.
Section of Marine Biology and Oceanography of the University of Madeira
The Section of Marine Biology and Oceanography was funded in 1992 as a group of three researchers to set up a course and begin teaching in the marine biology field. Our group is starting to develop research programs in the pelagic environment (pelagic stage sea turtles), in marine parasitology (fish parasites), primary productivity (remote sensing and phytoplancton diversity), aquaculture (marine molluscs) and rocky shore ecology.
GUIA Marine Laboratory
The Guia Marine Laboratory (LMG) is a Research and Development Unit belonging to the Faculty of Sciences (Department of Zoology and Anthropology) of the University of Lisbon. The Guia Marine Laboratory is also a member of IMAR- Institute of Marine Research. The main research effort is concerned with Marine Ecology (Coastal and Deep-Sea Systems) and Marine Ecophysiology (Physiology of growth, nutrition and reproduction of marine species).
Portugal R&D information in CORDIS
The information currently presented provides a picture of Portuguese participation in EU research and technological development.
University of Coimbra - Institute of Marine Research
IMAR-CIC, in the future IMAR-CMA, aims at developing fundamental and applied research having as core target coastal systems and their continuity in river catchment areas. Research will, at the same time, comply with excellence criteria and provide scientific and technical answers to solicitations from public and private entities regarding: a) environmental quality evaluation and management; b) the optimised use of water resources, and c) the development of biological conservation strategies. Results will contribute to a more efficient Portuguese national response in these areas. Understanding processes behind the characteristics of coastal systems and contiguous catchment basins, identifying pressures and impacts, and create the skills to follow and forecast their evolution are in fact necessary conditions for a sustainable management optimisation. Risks related to coastal erosion will also be approached through the quantification of sediment's budgets. Finally, coastal dynamics and climate related forcing mechanisms will be studied, associating long term observations with modelling to provide developing scenarios.
Romania
National Institute of Meteorology and Hidrology
The National Meteorological Administration has the task to ensure, on behalf of the government, the meteorological protection of life and property at the level of our country.
Marine RTD National Institute Grigore Antipa - MRNI
The Data Center of the Romanian Marine Research Institute is a distributed structure within the different departments of the Institute. It operates as the IOC/IODE National Oceanographic Data Centre (NODC) of Romania.
National Institute of Marine Geology and Geoecology - GEOECOMAR
GeoEcoMar, is a governmental research-development institution, co-ordinated by the Romanian Agency for Science and Innovation. Presently GeoEcoMar has 105 scientific and technical personnel working in Bucharest and in a branch in Constantza. The structure of GeoEcoMar corresponds to its main scientific aims. GeEcoMar has four scientific departments Marine Geology and Sedimentology Laboratory; Laboratory for Seismo-acoustics and Physics of the Sea; Marine Gravimetry and Magnetometry Laboratory; Laboratory of Marine Geo-ecology and Biogeochemistry; GIS and DataBases Group.
RTD National Institute Delta Dunarii
Description of projects and research activity.
RTD National Institute for Environment Protection - NIEP
The Research-Development National Institute for Environmental Protection (I.C.I.M.) is a national institute co-ordinated by the Romanian Ministry of Waters and Environmental Protection and performs - based on economic contract - complex researches and studies in the field of environmental protection and engineering, with accent on the management of waters, air and ecozones.
Russia
Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
The official opening of the Zoological Museum took place in July 1832, Its scientific collections comprise approximately 60,000,000 items.The staff of the inst itute comprises approximately 400 people including scientific staff, technical and administrative staff.
P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS)
The P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IO RAS) The P.P.Shirshov Institute of Oceanology is the oldest and the largest Russian research center in the field of oceanology. The main objectives of the Institute lie in a complex study of the World Ocean and the Russian seas based on the idea of entirety of physical, chemical, biological and geological processes observed in them, laying scientific foundations for forecasting the Earth's climate variability, rational use of marine resources and safeguarding ecological security in the interests of stable development of mankind.
Slovenia
J. Stepan Institute, Department Environmental Sciences
The mission of the Jozef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.
National Institute of Biology, Marine Biology Station
The Marine Biology Station Piran was founded in 1969 as a Unit of the National Institute of Biology in Ljubljana. Like its predecessor, the Board of Marine Research, the MBS was established because of increasing public interest in the sea, practical need and for fundamental reasons of environmental concern. The Station was initially oriented toward research on the local flora and fauna but gradually developed into a larger unit with more weight on work with ecological and pollution aspects. These days the MBS predominantly undertakes diverse interdisciplinary marine research.
Geological Survey of Slovenia
Republic of Slovenia. Geoscientific information is a basis for the solution of nation’s major issues, such as health and environmental protection, drinking water supply, protection against natural hazards, urban planning, exploration and assessment of natural resources as well as planning of their use.
Spain
Revista Aquatic - Electronic journal
The Revista Aquatic is an electronic journal dedicated to aquaculture research and technology in Spain
Centro de Control do Medio Mariño e a Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos
This website ministred by the Centro de Control do Medio Mariño e a Consellería de Pesca e Asuntos Marítimos aims to inform about the situation of Prestige oil spill.
Consellería de Medio Ambiente
Comprehensive website of the Council of Environment of Galicia with documents, photos, news, forecasts
Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Blanes (CEAB) Chemical Oceanography Group
This site contains comprehensive info on the Group's activities and basic oceanographic data gathered during the last 20 years. It also includes info on ecological modeling and phytoplankton ecology in open and coastal seas and in selected estuarine areas.
CSIC Coordinated Scientific Program for the Follow-up and the Evaluation of the Prestige Oil spill
CSIC Coordinated Scientific Program for the Follow-up and the Evaluation of the Prestige Oil spill
Gabinete de Economia del Mar
The GEM is a spanish training and research centre from the social and economic perspective, about the problems on marine resources exploitation. We working on fisheries bioeconomic models, management systems, costs evaluation and trade.
IMEDEA Natural Resources Department Interdisciplinary Oceanography Group
IMEDEA is a joint research center of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). The main character of the IMEDEA is to emphasize the Interdisciplinary approaches to scientific research. The mission of IMEDEA is to contribute to the advancement of knowledge in critical areas in order to improve the living standards of the Balearic society. This general goal is being achieved through scientific research characterized by a global scope, which is only achievable through an interdisciplinary approach. It pursues scientific excellence in the different scientific areas included in the IMEDEA.
Institute of Marine Sciences -Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICM-CSIC)
The Institute’s protracted experience and its human resources, with a staff of more than 150 members, which covers most of the fields of oceanographic research (physical and chemical oceanography, geology and biology), give it a global vision of marine ecosystems and the ability to assess the impact of man on the environment and seek appropriate solutions. The ICM, one of the leading marine research centres in Spain and in the Mediterranean region, is formed by three Departments, Technical Services and Marine Station.
Instituto Canario De Ciencias Marinas (ICCM)
The Institute carries out research in the areas of fish-biology, aquaculture, coastal-environment, oceanography and marine-resources.
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas
Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia
National meteorological services agency for Spain
International Centre for Coastal Resources Research (CIIRC)
Some of the objectives of the Centre are: to initiate and co-ordinate the execution of studies related with the coastal zone and the coastal resources; to carry out the IFIAS Programme of Coastal Resources Management; and to develop and disseminate tools to help decision-making of the coastal zone management.
Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA) Natural Resources Department
IMEDEA is a joint research center of the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) and the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC). The main character of the IMEDEA is to emphasize the Interdisciplin