Hellenic Centre for Marine Research

The Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR) is a governmental research organization, supervised by the General Secretariat of Research and Technology of the Ministry of Education, Research and Religious Affairs. The Center operates 3 Institutes and 2 Aquariums (Cretaquarium Thalassokosmos, Rhodes Aquarium), while it owns and operates 3 oceanographic vessels, 1 deep-submergence vehicle and 4 remote vehicles that support the work of all research sectors of the Centre, both in national and international projects.