The National Centre for Marine Research (NCMR) is a governmental research institution. It belongs to the General Secretariat of Research and Technology and, apart from the basic research in all fields of the aquatic environment, provides comprehensive services and tecnological support to the public, on all aspects of the marine and freshwater environments.
The Centre owns the research vessel "AEGAEO" that was launched in 1985. She is 52m long and within her, navigational and scientific equipment are constantly improved. The fully air-conditioned accommodation, houses a total 18 scientists in addition to the 22 officers and crew. She operates under the Greek flag.


The basic NCMR scientists involved in the OTRANTO Project are:

Mr. Emmanuel Papageorgiou, scientific responsible, data acquisition and 
    processing.
Mr. Alexander Theocharis, data acquisition and processing.
Dr. Yiorgos Kantzios, data processing.
Mr. Stavros Barbetseas, data acquisition and processing.
Dr. Ekaterini Souvermezoglou, chemical analysis and data processing.
Mrs. Eva Krasakopoulou, chemical analysis and data processing.
Mrs. Rosa Psillidou-Giouranovits, chemical analysis and data processing.
Mrs. Efrossini Georgakopoulou-Gregoriadou, chemical analysis.





National Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Oceanography
Agios Kosmas
Hellinikon 16604
Athens  GREECE
phone  +30 1 9820214
fax    +30 1 9833095
e-mail manolis@edp.ncmr.ariadne-t.gr