On October 04, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea “IFREMER” celebrated the anniversary of its establishment in the Pacific, in Vairao, one of its bases since 1972.
IFREMER now has two branches in the Pacific, in French Polynesia and New Caledonia, and a multidisciplinary research vessel of the French oceanographic fleet operating in the Western Pacific Ocean, from French Polynesia to Papua New Guinea.
The actions undertaken are determined by three major issues: the diversification of aquaculture production, the adaptability of species to global climate change, and the reduction of the negative impacts of aquaculture on the environment.
(Photo : Heivini Le Gléau, Kotaha)