ABOUT 

 INSTM,

The Salammbô Oceanographic Station "S.O.S" was established by a beylical decree in 1924, modeled after the contemporary standard of the time, as a facility comprising laboratories for research, a museum for the public, a library for documentation, and a reference collection encompassing various marine species.

After 1992, it became the "National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies" (INSTM). The National Aquaculture Center of Monastir was annexed to it in 1996.


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The mission of the INSTM includes:

  • Contribute to university education by supervising doctoral, master's, and end-of-study project students, preparing them for professional life.
  • Aid in the development of the economic and social fabric by conducting specific studies for investors and providing necessary technical information.
  • Perform laboratory analyses in the institute's specialties within national networks.
  • Organize scientific and technical events to publish and enhance the value of research findings and evaluate them.

Contribute to university education.

*  Supervising doctoral and master's students as well as those working on end-of-study projects and preparing them for professional life.

Contribute to the development of the economic and social fabric.

  • Conduct specific studies for investors and provide the necessary technical information.
  • Perform laboratory analyses in the institute's specialties within national networks.
  • Organize scientific and technical events to publish, promote, and evaluate research results.


Scientific Organization of the INSTM.

  • Laboratory of Marine Living Resources.
  • Aquaculture Laboratory.
  • Marine Environment Laboratory.
  • Laboratory of Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnologies.
  • Blue Biotechnology and Aquatic Bioproducts Laboratory.



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7 Specialized Units

  • Specialized unit in scientific information and documentation.
  • Specialized unit in promoting scientific culture and heritage preservation.
  • Specialized unit in naval units management.
  • Specialized unit in relations with socio-economic and cultural organizations for the north, based at the La Goulette coastal center.
  • Specialized unit in relations with socio-economic and cultural organizations for the center, based at the Monastir coastal center.
  • Specialized unit in relations with socio-economic and cultural organizations for the south, based at the Sfax coastal center.
  • Specialized unit in technology transfer and promotion.