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The Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (French for 'French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea') or Ifremer is an oceanographic institution in Brest, France. A state-run and funded scientific organization, it is France’s national integrated marine science research institute.




Scope of works


Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas:

Monitoring, use and enhancement of coastal seas
Monitoring and optimization of aquaculture production
Fishery resources
Exploration and exploitation of the oceans and their biodiversity
Circulation and marine ecosystems, mechanisms, trends and forecasting
Engineering of major facilities in the service of oceanography
Knowledge transfer and innovation in its fields of its activities
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.
In 2023, Ifremer sent the Atalante ship and the Victor 6000 ROV to the rescue operation of the Titan submersible.




Ifremer centres


Ifremer is located at 26 sites, including five main centres (Boulogne, Brest, Nantes, Toulon and Tahiti), with headquarters at Brest. About twenty research departments are associated to these centres :

Centre Manche - Mer du Nord, associated to Université Lille Nord de France
Centre in Boulogne-sur-Mer
Station of Port-en-Bessin
Centre in Brest
Station of Saint-Malo
Station of Argenton-en-Landunvez
Station of Concarneau
Station of Lorient
Station of La Trinité-sur-Mer
Centre in Nantes
Station of Bouin
Station of La Rochelle
Station of La Tremblade
Station of Arcachon
Laboratory of Bidart
Centre Méditerranée (Toulon)
Station of Sète
Station of Palavas-les-Flots
Unit of Montpellier
Station of San-Giuliano
Centre in Tahiti
Délégation de Nouvelle-Calédonie
Délégation of Guyane
Délégation of la Réunion
Délégation of Antilles





















Notes and references






External links



Media related to Ifremer at Wikimedia Commons
Ifremer's official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Stasiun Dumont d'Urville
• Lobster berbulu
• Bangkai kapal Titanic
• Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity
• Kapal penelitian
• Insiden kapal selam Titan 2023
• IFREMER
• Paul-Henri Nargeolet
• Jean-Louis Michel (oceanographer)
• Brest, France
• Épaulard
• Nautile
• Wreck of the Titanic
• Thalassa (disambiguation)
• Crustacean
• Dumont d'Urville Station