{"id":6678,"date":"2021-01-06T04:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T04:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geoecomar.ro\/research-vessels\/mare-nigrum\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:51:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:51:06","slug":"mare-nigrum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/geoecomar.ro\/en\/research-vessels\/mare-nigrum\/","title":{"rendered":"Mare Nigrum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Vessel of National Interest<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The interdisciplinary and multipurpose marine research vessel \u201dMARE NIGRUM\u201d is the central element of Romania's marine research infrastructure, being unique at national level.<\/p>\n

Due to its scientific facilities, \u201dMare Nigrum\u201d has a top position among the Black Sea research infrastructures. It was included by the Government Decision no.1428\/2004 in the List of Special Installations and Objectives of national interest, remaining after a series of evaluations on the national list of Research Infrastructures of Strategic Importance (IOSIN).<\/p>\n

R\/V Mare Nigrum is also included in the list of Romanian Installations of Pan-European Interest. In regards to the involvement in the European Commission funded projects, the ship can be seen as having the status of a regional service ship in the Black Sea, being used in numerous European-funded research and monitoring projects.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

Scientific equipment<\/strong><\/h2>\n

IOSIN Mare Nigrum has a wide action range, being able to provide access to the entire Black Sea basin. Its technical facilities allow various research activities in the fields of marine geology and geophysics, marine biology and ecology.<\/p>\n

Deck installations (cranes, A frame, specialized winches) and the large area of the main deck make the ship very versatile to accomodate any kind of requests from the beneficiaries. The modern research equipment in the ship's structure (e.g. multibeam bathymetry, seismo-acoustics, magnetometry, gravimetry, greenhouse gas measurements, ROV, CTD, etc.) make it competitive at the international level.<\/p>\n

Since 2004, Mare Nigrum has completed over 240 scientific expeditions in the Black Sea: exploration campaigns in the national waters of Romania \u2013 high resolution geophysical prospections (Seismic single channel, Multibeam, Side Sean Sonar) and geological surveys (geological sampling using gravity corer, multicorer, CTD, box corer),\u00a0 as well as exploration campaigns in the international waters (Bulgaria, Georgia, Ukraine, Turkey).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Its main features are:<\/p>\n