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Ifremer is the "Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer"; an oceanographic institution in France, whose name translates to English as the "French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea".
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Scope of works
Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas:
- Monitoring, use and enhancement of coastal seas
- Monitoring and optimization of aquaculture production
- Fishery resources
- Exploration and exploitation of the oceans and their biodiversity
- Circulation and marine ecosystems, mechanisms, trends and forecasting
- Engineering of major facilities in the service of oceanography
- Knowledge transfer and innovation in its fields of its activities
In 1985, Ifremer partnered with Dr. Robert Ballard for an ultimately-successful expedition to locate the wreck of the RMS Titanic. In 1994 Ifremer assisted in the salvage of the cargo from the SS John Barry.
Ifremer operates a number of vessels, including the submarine Nautile.
IFREMER centres
IFREMER is located in 26 sites, including 5 main centres (Boulogne, Brest, Nantes, Toulon et Tahiti), a headquarters (Issy-les-Moulineaux). About twenty research departments are associated to these centres :
- Centre Manche - Mer du Nord, associated to Université Lille Nord de France[1]
- Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer
- Station of Port-en-Bessin
- Centre in Brest
- Station of Saint-Malo
- Station of Argenton
- Station of Concarneau
- Station of Lorient
- Station of La Trinité-sur-Mer
- Centre in Nantes
- Station of Bouin
- Station of La Rochelle
- Station of La Tremblade
- Station of Arcachon
- Laboratory of Bidart
- Centre Méditerranée (Toulon)
- Station of Sète
- Station of Palavas-les-Flots
- Unit of Montpellier
- Station of San-Giuliano
- Centre in Tahiti
- Délégation de Nouvelle-Calédonie
- Délégation of Guyane
- Délégation of la Réunion
- Délégation of Antilles
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See also
Media related to Ifremer at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ French Décret n°2009-33 about Université Lille Nord de France
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