Formed 1984 Headquarters Issy-les-Moulineaux Number of employees 1,593 | Website www.ifremer.fr Founded 1984 Annual budget 213 million EUR | |
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Preceding agencies CNEXO: Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans (English: National Centre for the Exploitation of the Oceans)Institut Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes (English: Scientific and technical institute for marine fisheries) Agency executive Jean-Yves Perrot, Président directeur général (CEO) CEO François Jacq (11 Sep 2013–) Profiles | ||
Chercheur l ifremer
The Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER; English: French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) is an oceanographic institution in France.
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Scope of works
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.
Ifremer centres
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 :