IFREMER

French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea
Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (French)
Agency overview
Formed1984
Preceding agencies
  • CNEXO: Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans
    (French for 'National Centre for the Exploitation of the Oceans')
  • Institut Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes
    (French for 'Scientific and technical institute for marine fisheries')
HeadquartersBrest, France
Employees1,593[1]
Annual budget213 million euros[1]
Agency executive
Websitehttps://www.ifremer.fr/

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.[2]

  1. ^ a b Ifremer: Presentation of the Institute
  2. ^ "Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la MER". Eurofleets - An alliance of European marine research infrastructure to meet the evolving needs of the research and industrial communities. Retrieved 2023-06-20.