Organization:IFREMER

French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer  (French)
Agency overview
Formed	1984
Preceding agencies	CNEXO: Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans for 'National Centre for the Exploitation of the Oceans' Institut Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes for 'Scientific and technical institute for marine fisheries'
Headquarters	Brest, France
Employees	1,593
Annual budget	213 million euros
Agency executive	François Houllier, Président directeur général (CEO)
Website	https://www.ifremer.fr/

Short description: French oceanographic institution

The Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer 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 :

The Pourquoi pas?

Thalassa

The Atalante in Tahiti

L'Europe, in the mediterranean, 2012

Le Suroît near Concarneau

• 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

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External links

Pourquoi pas ? and Thalassa in Brest harbor.

• Ifremer's official website