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Vessels

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Research vessels

The Estonian Marine Institute has four bigger marine research vessels. Lengths range from 10 to 15 meters.

Contact:  Teemar Püss (Mob: +372 580 53985) 

Length/width/draft (m):  10.3/3.3/0.65

Crew/scientists:  2/4

Construction year:  2012

Home port:  Tallinn, Pirita

Purpose of use:  water monitoring, and research in the Baltic Sea; sonar mapping (Reson SeaBat 7101-Flow and Simrad EK80)

Captain:  Eerik Kurs (Mob: +372 521 5533, Pärnu)

Length/width/draft  (m):  15/4.3/1

Crew/scientists:  2/6

Construction year:  2014

Home port:  Pärnu

Purpose of use:  ichthyological, and fisheries research and coastal sea monitoring; sonar mapping

Captain:  Eerik Kurs (Mob: +372 521 5533, Pärnu)

Length/width/draft (m):  15/4.2/1.2

Crew/scientists:  2/6

Construction year:  2014

Home port:  Kallaste, s/b (stand by): Praaga

Purpose of use:  fish stock research, trawling and mullet fishing on Lake Peipus and Lake Lämmijärv

Captain:  Eerik Kurs (Mob: +372 521 553, Pärnu)

Length/width/draft (m):  10.35/3.4/1.0

Port height:  2 m

Model:  Kulkuri 34

Crew/scientists:  1/7

Construction year:  2003

Home port:  Pärnu

Purpose of use:  multipurpose, crane, sonar mapping

Boats

In addition to the research vessels mentioned above there are several smaller 3-7 meter RIBs, and aluminium workboats.

Autonomous research vessel "Heli"

Estonian Marine Institute's autonomous self-navigating vessel "Heli" (currently under construction, ready in 2023) is able to navigate long distances according to the pre-planned trajectory and/or directions received by network connection. The vessel is able to record and/or transfer live data about the position and parameters of fish schools. The vessel can be used for scientific research as a cost-effective solution for tracking and estimating fish school parameters and in principle also to direct commercial fishery. The result of the project will substantially decrease the economic and environmental cost of commercial fishery and fisheries research as well as general safety at sea.

Length/width/draft (m):  6.2/2.5/0.4

Max speed:  7 kn

Operation speed:  3 kn

Operation range:  162 Nm (300 km)

Connectivity:  5G, 4G, 433 MHz, WIFI, AIS, satellite

Sensors:  radar, camera, magnetometer, anemometer, gyroscope, sonar

Safety equipment:  AIS, radar reflector, navigation lights

Contact:  Elor Sepp (Mob: +372 521 7789)

 

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Doctoral defence: Ciara Baines “Adaptation to oncogenic pollution and natural cancer defences in the aquatic environment”

On 9 June at 10:15 Ciara Baines will defend her doctoral thesis “Adaptation to oncogenic pollution and natural cancer defences in the aquatic environment”, J. Liivi 2-127 (Tartu) and online
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Projects

A detailed list of projects can be found in the Estonian Research Information System ETIS.
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Doctoral defence: Mirjam Uusõue “Suspended particles dynamics and characteristics in optically complex waterbodies”

Doctoral defence: Mirjam Uusõue “Suspended particles dynamics and characteristics in optically complex waterbodies”, 10 May 12:15, J. Liivi 2-127