The National Institute of Marine Geology and Geo-ecology - GeoEcoMar, is a governmental research-development institution, co-ordinated by the Romanian Agency for Science and Innovation.
The scientific activity of the GeoEcoMar is oriented towards the following main directions:
- Marine and fluvial geo-ecological studies regarding the macrogeosystem River Danube - Danube Delta, Coastal Zone - Black Sea and the environmental impact of the hydrotechnical works carried out along the Danube course and in the Danube Delta;
- Geological and geophysical survey of the Black Sea, mainly of the Romanian continental shelf, as well as of other marine areas. Bathymetric, geologic-sedimentologic, magnetometric and gravimetric mapping of the shelf area is carried out at 1:200.000 and 1:50.000 scales;
- Studies of paleo-ecology, studies of the environmental and geological impacts of the climate and sea-level changes in the past and in the present;
- Land-sea interactions in the Coastal Zone and its integrated management;
- Studies, technical assistance and consulting for littoral and offshore marine engineering, industrial and environmental impact studies.