Ifremer

French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea

Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer
Agency overview
Formed	1984
Preceding agencies	CNEXO: Centre National pour l'Exploitation des Océans (English: National Centre for the Exploitation of the Oceans) Institut Scientifique et Technique des Pêches Maritimes (English: Scientific and technical institute for marine fisheries)
Headquarters	Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
Employees	1,593
Annual budget	213 million euros
Agency executive	Jean-Yves Perrot, Président directeur général (CEO)
Website	www.ifremer.fr

The Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer (IFREMER; English: French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea) is an oceanographic institution in France.

Ifremer focuses its research activities in the following areas:

In 1985, Ifremer partnered with Dr. Robert Ballard for an ultimately-successful expedition to locate the wreck of the RMS Titanic. In 1994 Ifremer assisted in the salvage of the cargo from the SS John Barry.

Ifremer operates a number of vessels, including the submarine Nautile.

In 2008, Ifremer partnered with Dr. Bruce Shillito for the testing and initial operations of the PERISCOP, a deep sea fish recovery device.

Ifremer is located in 26 sites, including 5 main centres (Boulogne, Brest, Nantes, Toulon et Tahiti), a headquarters (Issy-les-Moulineaux). About twenty research departments are associated to these centres :

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