Type | Établissements publics à caractère industriel et commercial (EPIC) |
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Founded | 1984 |
Headquarters | Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
Key people | Jean-Yves Perrot |
Website | www.ifremer.fr |
Ifremer, standing for French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer) is an oceanographic institution in France.
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Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas:
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.
In 2008, Ifremer partnered with Dr. Bruce Shillito for the testing and initial operations of the PERISCOP, a deep sea fish recovery device.[1]
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 :
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