R/V TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Vessel, which was commissioned in 2013 under the TÜBİTAK MAM Environment and Cleaner Production Institute, visited 3 seas within the scope of pollution monitoring. R/V TUBITAK Marmara Research Ship, which performs an important task within the scope of monitoring pollution in all seas surrounding Turkey and protecting natural ecological life, carries out studies in the Black Sea, Marmara and Aegean Seas within the scope of the Integrated Pollution Monitoring in the Seas project carried out with the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.
Our coasts and special protection zones, especially our straits, are under threat from hazardous wastes such as oil, bilge, chemical and radioactive substances and ballast water spilled into the sea by ship transportation and ship accidents. A multi-disciplinary marine research infrastructure is required to accurately determine the losses caused by such hazards, which pose a significant threat to maritime activities such as fisheries and tourism.
R/V TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Vessel is the most equipped "research vessel" in its class in our country. The vessel is 42 meters long and can conduct marine research up to 3 thousand meters in the gulf and open seas with a crew of 23 people, 11 Researchers and 12 Sailors. 15-day uninterrupted voyages can be carried out on the ship, which is fully equipped with an incubation room, wet and dry laboratories and computer laboratories for applied research, training and scientific organizations. R/V TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Vessel is capable of mapping the seabed with the multi-beam depth sounder (MBES) system mounted on the hull, as well as measuring the current profile, which is extremely important for harbors and straits.
The shallow-water research vessel, which was recently acquired by the research vessel, can acoustically image the seabed and subsoil in shallow waters. Thanks to this opportunity, it will be possible to find new sunken cities, which are believed to be located in our near coasts and have a great tourism potential.
