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The "Institute of Oceanology Polish Academy of Science" originated as
the Marine Station in Sopot in 1951. It grew
and evolved gradually becoming in 1983 Institute of Oceanology of the
Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAS).
It is an Academy of Sciences institution with responsibility for research in
the marine sciences.
It employs about 150 persons, including 18 professors and 29 doctors and it
is the largest institute of marine sciences in Poland. It is divided
into four departments: Marine Chemistry and Biochemistry, Marine
Physics, Hydrodynamics and Marine Ecology and subdivided into 20
specialised laboratories.
In 2003 IOPAS has got from EU he status of Center of Excellence in
Shelf Sea Studies (CESSS).
The area of main activity is the Baltic Sea region as well as North
Atlantic and the European Arctic region. The Institute participates in
number of international research programmes like BASYS, BIOCOLOR, ESOP
2, ENRICH, MARINA BALT, PROWESS, VEINS, BIODAFF, ACSYS, BALTEX, IAPP,
SeaWiFS and others.
The institute operates its own research vessel R/V "Oceania"
which standard equipment includes D-GPS, CTD, ADCP, meteo, radar, echo
sounders, spectrophotometers, airframe and winches. The ship
accommodates a 14 person scientific crew (18 persons for short
cruises).
A peer reviewed, English language quarterly journal "Oceanologia" has
been edited by the Institute for over 25 years.
In COSA project IOPAS contributes to the meiofauna studies and mathematical
modelling of flows through the sands.
More information on the institute is given on its WWW Home Page:
http://www.iopan.gda.pl.
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