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BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY “Prof. Fridtjof Nansen” 1973 – 20 13. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS. MISSION: Marine science serving society GOAL: Modern European Marine Research Centre. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS. ACTIVITY.

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BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

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  1. BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY “Prof. Fridtjof Nansen” 1973 – 2013

  2. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS MISSION: Marine science serving society GOAL: Modern European Marine Research Centre

  3. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS ACTIVITY • Physics, chemical and biological researches, including climatic changes • Ecological analysis of the Black Sea and sustainable ecosystem management • Assessment of living and nonliving marine resources • Sea bottom geology and geomorphology, bottom resources • Coastal zone dynamics and integrated coastal zone management • Ocean technologies, GIS, operational oceanography, underwater researches • Deep sea archeology • Modeling, forecasting and risk assessment 3

  4. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS STAFF • Personnel - 119 • 49scientists: (41%) • - 18professors and assistants professors(36%) • - 27 with scientific degree(55%) • 26doctors – PhD • 2doctors of sciences • - 18PhD students

  5. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS The main building was opened in 1976, and the building housing 3 laboratories - in 1987

  6. Research base “Shkorpilovtsi” 1983 Pier for environmental measurements INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS

  7. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS R/V AKADEMIK bought in 1984(medium ocean trawler)andreconstructed in a research vessel in 1988 Displacement 1225 t; Length o.a. 55,5m; Breadth 9,8 m; Draught 4,8 m; Speed 10 kn; Unlimited region for sailing; Crew 18; Scientific staff 22; More than 200 research cruises have been carried out with the R/V AKADEMIK - the best ships for complex research in the Black Sea

  8. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS Since 1988 a regular seasonal complex monitoring on marine environment has carried out 8

  9. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS Mini-submersible PC-8 - bought in 1987 Crew – 3 persons Operation – up to 250 m depth 9

  10. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION During the recent decade more than 45 international projects have been carried out with the support of : • European Union; • Global Environment Fund (GEF) • PHARE • IOC - UNESCO • NATO Ten international cruises were performed with RV “Akademik” 10

  11. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 2000 - 2014 14 Programmes 65Projects 11

  12. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS European Union (EU) 7thFP projects : • SeaDataNet 2 • JERICO • MyOcean 2 • PERSEUS • E-AIMS • EuroFleets 2 • EMODNET -Chemistry2 • MISIS • EMODNET-Bathymetry • EMODNET-Geology • EMODNET-Seabed Habitats • DEVOTES • CoCONet • RISKIT • MICORE • UG-BS SCENE • EuroFleets • MyOcean • SeaDataNet • WISER • GEOSEAS • ODEMM • KnowSeas • MESMA • THESEUS • EDMONET-Chemistry • RIFI

  13. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS HOSTING • National Oceanographic Commission - UNESCO • National Oceanographic Data Centre - IODE/IOC • Black Sea Oceanographic Data and Information Network – ODINBLACKSEA BGODC 13

  14. INSTITUTE OF OCEANOLOGY - BAS Underwater photography by Lyubomir Klisurov FACING THE SEA

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