Synoptic description of site:

An offshore station.

Facilities:

The "Station Biologique de Roscoff" (SBR) is a research and teaching institute in marine biology and oceanography frequented since more than 128 years by foreign students and scientists (see www.sb-roscoff.fr). The permanent staff is composed of 37 scientists, 24 PhD students and 48 engineers and technicians. The SBR is well equipped in all modern facilities and equipments, including a 90-room hotel and a conference room for 120 people.

Available database and website:

Bi-monthly survey of temperature and salinity since 1952, and of 7 other sea water parameters (pH, oxygen, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate,silica) since 1985. Somlit: from 0-50 meters depth. Niskin bottles

• Sorbonne Université; Sorbonne Université/CNRS, Station Biologique de Roscoff (Proposed the Biomare Site + Carries out research on the Biomare site)
  • Toulmond,André (Proposed the Biomare Site)