The Institute of
Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IO-PAS) was founded
in
1983 as the successor to the Marine Station of the Academy in
existence in Sopot
since 1953. The Institute mission is to
generate the knowledge to support the
sustainable use and
protection of the marine environment through innovative,
high-level scientific and technological research that
significantly adds to the
knowledge and understanding of the
environment, and provides information and
technology for its
clients. The Institute's clients are Polish and international
users of marine science and technology, the Polish community,
governmental agencies,
policy makers, educators and students. The
Institute of Oceanology conducts scientific
research in the shelf
seas and coastal regions including the Baltic and European
Arctic
Seas. Please see the IO-PAS website (http://www.iopan.gda.pl/iopan
for
further information.