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Original name: Institut po okeanologia
Thesaurus terms (9) : Coastal zone management; Diving tools; Marine biology; Marine chemistry; Marine ecology; Marine physics; Marine structures; Pollution; Sampling techniques
Geographical term : MED, Black Sea [Marine Regions]
Address:
First May Street 40, PO Box 152
9000 Varna
Bulgaria
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Tel.: +359-(0)52-37 04 86
E-mail: 
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Type: Scientific
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1 Director: Head of the department
2 Marine scientist: Works in this research group and acts as (co-)author in at least one marine publication in the last 5 years.
3 Specialized personnel: Provides administrative or technical support to marine scientific research.
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| Abstract: |
The Institute of Oceanology in Varna (IO-BAS, www.io-bas.bg) was established in 1973 and it is affiliated to the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The main research activities are focused on the field of coastal dynamics, marine physics, chemistry, geology, biology, ecology, marine technology and instrumentation. It offers consulting and expert services concerning problems of marine environment, continental shelf, offshore and coastal ecosystems, Environmental Impact
assessment, education and training. IO-BAS runs a Coastal Research Station and hosts the Bulgarian National Oceanographic Data Centre (BGODC). |
| Projects (8) |
Top | Persons |
- Determination and description of relations among sediment transport, current structures and seabed evolution, extension and verification of models of these phenomena for shallow water of dissipative (barred) and reflective (non-barred) coasts, more
- ELME: European Lifestyles and Marine Ecosystems, more
- MarBEF: Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning - EU Network of Excellence, more
- MARBENA: Creating a long term infrastructure for marine biodiversity research in the European Economic Area and the Newly Associated States, more
- SPICOSA: Science and policy integration for coastal System Assessment, more
- THESEUS: Innovative coastal technologies for safer European coasts in a changing climate, more
- THRESHOLDS: Thresholds of Environmental Sustainability, more
- TWReferenceNET: Management and Sustainable Development of Protected Transitional Waters, more
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