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English name: Martitime Institute
Parent institute: Universiteit Gent; Faculteit Recht en Criminologie; Vakgroep Europees, publiek- en internationaal recht (UGent), more
Thesaurus terms (11) : Coastal zone management; Environmental policy; Environmental policy; Harbour regulations; International environment law; International law of the sea; Law of the sea; Marine fisheries; Nature conservation; Pollution; Water policy
MRG keywords (6) : Biodiversity; Blue economy; Fish(eries); Law; Pollutants; Transport & mobility
Geographical terms (4) : Africa, East [Marine Regions]; ANE, North Sea [Marine Regions]; Latvia [Marine Regions]; Viet Nam [Marine Regions]
Address:
Universiteitstraat 4
9000 Gent
Belgium
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Tel.: +32-(0)9-264 68 97
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.
| Persons formerly associated with this organization (10) |
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| Abstract: |
The Maritime Institute was established in 1984 with the following objectives:
- to conduct legal and multidisciplinary research with focus on oceans and related activities (shipping, ports, fisheries, marine spatial planning, etc.);
- to support education in the field of the law of the sea, marine environmental law, port and maritime sciences;
- to organise workshops, conferences and symposia;
- to provide consultancy to non-academic actors, such as governments, non-governmental organisations and the private sector.
In terms of research, the Maritime Institute is specialised in law of the sea (shipping, maritime security, pollution, coastal/port/flag state jurisdiction, exploitation of natural resources, coastal zone management, offshore renewable energy, marine protected areas, etc.), international and European environmental and biodiversity law, port economics and policy, maritime economics, marine spatial planning and interdisciplinary research. Throughout the years, members of the Maritime Institute have been involved in strategic legal research and the drafting of legislation supported by the Federal and Flemish government, as well as international policy relevant research projects. In terms of education, the Maritime Institute organises the annual post-academic Port Management course series and the advanced inter-university master program MSc in Maritime Science.
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| Projects (19) |
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- BALANS: Balancing impacts of human activities in the Belgian part of the North Sea, more
- BENCORE: Belgian Network for Coastal Reseach, more
- CLIMAR: Evaluation of climate change impacts and adaptation responses for marine activities, more
- Codex coastal zone, more
- COREPOINT: Coastal Research Policy Integration, more
- Decree on Integral Water Policy - extension of the Decree of 18 July 2003 on Integral Water Policy, more
- Development of a Codex for transport and treatment of dangerous goods in Port of Ghent, more
- Development of marine environmental protection regulations for Latvia and application of environmental port management, more
- ECOSONOS: Emissions of CO2, SO2 and Nox from ships, more
- GAUFRE: Towards a Spatial Structure Plan for Sustainable Management of the Sea, more
- Limited Atlas of the Belgian Part of the North Sea, more
- MIMAc: Marine Incidents Management cluster - MIMAc, more
- NCSCP: Project on elaboration and implementation of a national chemical spill contigency plan for Latvia, more
- OSPAR: Policy research concerning the implementation of OSPAR measures related to dangerous substances, more
- RAMA: Risk analysis of marine activities in the Belgian Part of the North Sea, more
- Regulation for hazardous and noxious substances in the Port of Ghent, more
- Research on waste production from Belgian sea fishing vessels in the Framework of Directive 2000/59/EG, more
- SUMANOS: Cluster Sustainable management of the North Sea, more
- The Competence of Coastal States with respect to Marine Pollution by Ships: The Belgian and South-African Experience and Possible Lessons to be learned from recent European Initiatives, more
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