{"id":2544,"date":"2020-07-20T11:46:42","date_gmt":"2020-07-20T08:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/research-centers-and-partners\/"},"modified":"2025-12-25T09:24:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T07:24:19","slug":"research-centers-and-partners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/en\/research-centers-and-partners\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Centers and Partners"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2544\" class=\"elementor elementor-2544\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6a1ef1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c6a1ef1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-baf26f3\" data-id=\"baf26f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-072e96f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"072e96f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Centers and Partners<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2e8fe0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2e8fe0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-119c7e8\" data-id=\"119c7e8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c0b597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0c0b597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-543fec9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"543fec9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Merci_logo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1032\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Merci_logo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Merci_logo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a2aa41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a2aa41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p dir=\"ltr\">Recent discoveries of significant reserves of natural gas in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel have catapulted the Mediterranean Sea into the international spotlight and onto Israel\u2019s national agenda.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">MERCI &#8211; Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel is a consortium of seven universities, two colleges and two governmental research institutes, working under the leadership of the University of Haifa, to address an unprecedented array of scientific, technological, economic, security, and environmental challenges and opportunities resulted from the rapid development of the Eastern Mediterranean offshore.<\/p><p dir=\"ltr\">MERCI focuses on:<\/p><ul><li dir=\"ltr\">Developing the modern,\u00a0<strong>scientific infrastructure<\/strong>\u00a0needed to study the coastal and offshore Eastern Mediterranean<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Educating a new generation<\/strong>\u00a0of scientists and researchers who will serve as Israel&#8217;s decision makers in academia, the government, industry and NGOs<\/li><li dir=\"ltr\">Ensuring<strong>\u00a0sustainable development<\/strong>\u00a0of Israel\u2019s national resources in the Eastern Mediterranean<\/li><\/ul><p dir=\"ltr\">The Mediterranean Sea Research Center of Israel\u2019s activities set Israel on the path to academic excellence and sustainable energy independence.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3353319 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3353319\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/merci.haifa.ac.il\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d113f9b\" data-id=\"d113f9b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e98e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"22e98e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Helmholtz Project for Ocean Research Kiel<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49f9e84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"49f9e84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1637\" height=\"476\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-12013\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8.png 1637w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-300x87.png 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-1024x298.png 1024w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-768x223.png 768w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/\u05dc\u05d5\u05d2\u05d5-\u05dc\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-1536x447.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1637px) 100vw, 1637px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a089f elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a089f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A partnership exists between the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and the University of Haifa to establish the Helmholtz International Laboratory in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as a model for Ocean Research (EMS FORE).<\/p><p>The eastern Mediterranean Sea is one of the most rapidly changing ocean basins on our planet, impacted by both climate change and extensive human pressures. The eastern Mediterranean Sea serves as an early warning and model system to examine ecosystem resilience and sensitivity of future oceans under climate change. The International Helmholtz Lab EMS-FORE, based in Haifa and the eastern Mediterranean Sea (as a natural laboratory), combines GEOMAR\u2019s unique experience in investigating processes in global oceans with Haifa\u2019s in-depth insights into the functioning of the eastern Mediterranean Sea. GEOMAR and Haifa utilize their knowledge and infrastructure to investigate ecosystem transitions in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Led by Prof. Eric Achterberg (GEOMAR) and Prof. Ilana Berman-Frank (U. of Haifa), a core team of around 30 researchers and students studies the Mediterranean Sea as an early-warning model system that focuses on what the state of climate change in the Mediterranean Sea tells us about future conditions in oceans worldwide. Multidisciplinary marine research examines seafloor processes and sedimentary records to inform us about the past, water column processes to reveal what is currently occurring, technological developments to improve measurements of our oceans, and modeling work to explore what the future looks like for the Mediterranean Sea and the global oceans.<\/p><p>We use world-class facilities, multiple technologies for ocean observations, experimental manipulations, research vessels, long-term moorings and deployments of underwater vehicles, novel cameras and chemical sensors, and marine ecosystem models to integrate the data and predict future oceanic responses.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bbc697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"0bbc697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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light\"><p>Founded in 1969 by Dr. Naftali Wydra, the Wydra Center for Strategic Shipping Research at the University of Haifa\u00a0 is a leader in maritime studies, fostering strong connections within the Israeli shipping community. The center gained recognition in 1975 with its first research on Israel&#8217;s shipping industry and relocated to the University of Haifa in 1987, establishing a dedicated shipping library that serves scholars and industry practitioners.<\/p><p>With over 150 studies completed, the center is known for its rigorous analysis across shipping, ports, and related industries. It collaborates closely with Israel&#8217;s Ministry of Transportation to provide insights for national maritime policies and emphasizes publishing and distributing scholarly work.<\/p><p>In 2024, the center launched a digitization project with the University of Haifa Library to preserve its legacy and expand its research reach globally. Looking ahead, the Wydra Center is committed to advancing maritime research and adapting to the evolving challenges in the shipping industry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"mb-2 flex gap-3 empty:hidden -ml-2\"><div class=\"items-center justify-start rounded-xl p-1 flex\"><div class=\"flex items-center\"><div class=\"flex items-center pb-0\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e5609a elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e5609a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/wydra.haifa.ac.il\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d120a73\" data-id=\"d120a73\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb4ffdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb4ffdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Haifa Center for Mediterranean History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8065da elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e8065da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HCMHLogo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1374\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HCMHLogo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/HCMHLogo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6cba2e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6cba2e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Haifa Center for Mediterranean History (HCMH), founded in 2016, aims to promote the historical study of the Mediterranean in the University of Haifa. The Center&#8217;s activities are varied, and they all focus on research, from the Ph.D. level and beyond.<br \/>\nThe HCMH works to enhance and re-focus scholarship in Haifa, securely setting it within the vibrant local and international networks of Mediterranean historical research. HCMH promotes Mediterranean research within broad geographical, chronological and theoretical frameworks. It recruits excellent new faculty members, and junior researchers, thereby strengthening the field of Mediterranean studies in Haifa and in Israel more broadly.<br \/>\nSpecial emphasis is placed on the eastern basin of the Mediterranean, as well as on cross-disciplinary collaboration in wider Mediterranean themes, such as marine sciences and ecology, in which the University of Haifa has already acquired a leading position.<br \/>\nOpportunities and activities include tenure track positions, PhD and postdoctoral scholarships, international research groups, visiting positions, international conferences, seminars and workshops.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c58c3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c58c3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/hcmh.haifa.ac.il\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c061e53 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c061e53\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3271d71\" data-id=\"3271d71\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513b75d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"513b75d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat\u200b<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e65ead0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e65ead0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/InteruniversityLogo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1382\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/InteruniversityLogo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/InteruniversityLogo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d6346f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d6346f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col flex-grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 whitespace-normal break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"b8b2e811-8f26-40a1-8535-150098cb3bbb\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\"><div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\"><p>The Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences in Eilat\u00a0(IUI) evolved from the H. Steinitz Marine Biology Laboratory (MBL) established by the Hebrew University in 1968. In 1985 the wide scopes and the heterogeneity of scientific disciplines at the MBL, induced the Israel Council for Higher Education (ICHU) to transform the MBL into a national facility, shared by all Universities in the country. Consequently, the IUI was established as the only interuniversity teaching and research facility in Israel, directly reporting to the Budget and Coordinating Committee (BCC) of the ICHU.<\/p><p>Research activities at the IUI span the whole spectrum of marine sciences, including Ecology, Chemical, Physical and Biological Oceanography, Ichthyology, Invertebrate and Vertebrate Biology, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology and Marine Biogeochemistry.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-624635f elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"624635f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/iui-eilat.ac.il\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read more<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3383bed\" data-id=\"3383bed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc1c867 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cc1c867\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-097417e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"097417e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/RecanatiLogo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1376\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/RecanatiLogo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/RecanatiLogo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d862fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d862fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maritime2.haifa.ac.il\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Haifa (RIMS) was established in 1972. Guided by an interdisciplinary concept, the Institute conducts and promotes research projects, which encompass humankind\u2019s activities relating to the sea, bringing to light what was known in the past, our involvement in the present, and what we may accomplish in the future. By combining disciplines, such as marine and coastal archaeology, maritime history, marine geology and coastal geomorphology, marine biology and marine resources, the Institute bridges between the Humanities, Sciences and Technology. The Institute conducts numerous collaborative research projects with other research institutions in Israel and abroad.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ac7d12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ac7d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/maritime.haifa.ac.il\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8e19f43 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8e19f43\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1422b46\" data-id=\"1422b46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b2b321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b2b321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research Institute<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83caff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"83caff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/OceanographicLogo-300x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-1378\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/OceanographicLogo-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/OceanographicLogo.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df6943 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8df6943\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Israel Oceanographic and Limnological Research (IOLR) is a national research institution (non-profit governmental corporation) established in 1967 to generate knowledge for the sustainable use and protection of Israel\u2019s marine, coastal and freshwater resources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e6caf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"3e6caf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ocean.org.il\/mainpageeng.asp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Website<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcca045\" data-id=\"fcca045\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8563f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8563f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EcoOcean -  Caring for the Marine Environment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-926e594 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"926e594\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"215\" height=\"54\" src=\"https:\/\/marsci.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/logo_eco.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-42034\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a33cc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a33cc43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EcoOcean is\u00a0an Israeli non-profit organization founded to protect Israel&#8217;s marine and coastal environment through research, education, and public engagement, running programs like Blue Flag beaches, involving citizens in science, and advocating for Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in the Eastern Mediterranean. 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