- Life & Medical Sciences
AZTI has its own and partner fleets to support oceanographic and fishery research, combining its own resources with the support of specialist companies and public institutions. This capacity ensures that scientific campaigns can be carried out at sea and in coastal areas with the highest technical and safety levels.
AZTI expands its operational capacity through partnerships with companies such as EKOCEAN, KOTAZERO and SOS, as well as public institutions such as the General Secretariat for Fisheries and the IEO-CSIC, which provide vessels and technical support for scientific and technical campaigns.
The fleet is complemented by a specialised staff comprising researchers, skippers and professional divers, together with a wide range of oceanographic instrumentation: CTDs, ADCPs, dredges, current meters, drift buoys, probes, nets and other essential equipment for observation and sampling in the marine environment.
Equipment
- Ortze oceanographic vessel (19 m):Owned by the Basque government, this is equipped with a hybrid nevigation system, as well as wet and dry laboratories for on-board analysis. It is used in sampling campaigns with specialised probes and satellite navigation.
- AZTIBAT craft (8.4 m): This is equipped with a multibeam echo sounder, seabed mapping systems and diving equipment, making it a versatile tool for studies in coastal waters.
- Inflatable craft (5.5 m & 7.5 m): These are used for ancillary tasks in open water and hard-to-reach coastal areas.
- CTDs
- ADCPs
- Dredges
- Current meters
- Drifting buoys
- Depth sounders
- Oceanographic nets
- Oceanographic and fisheries surveys in the open sea and coastal areas
- Marine physical, chemical and biological sampling
- Seabed mapping
- Deployment and recovery of instruments
- Scientific diving operations
- Support for institutional surveys (Basque Government, IEO-CSIC, General Secretariat for Fisheries)
- Coastal and marine environmental monitoring
AZTI
Pasaia: Herrera Kaia, Portualdea z/g, 20110 Pasaia, Gipuzkoa
Environment and industrial sustainability
Application sectors
- Public administration and business clusters
- Eco-industry
