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ÇANAKKALE ONEKİZ MART UNIVERSITY

UNDERWATER RESEARCH  AND APPLICATION CENTER 2022 ACTIVITY REPORT

ÇOMÜ Underwater Research and Application Center Activity Information Covering 01 January - 31 December 2022 is as follows. As every year, it carried out underwater-related meetings, projects and activities with ÇOMÜ Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology.

A cooperation protocol was signed between Çanakkale Onsekiz Mart University and Balıkesir Metropolitan Municipality in July 2021. Within the scope of this protocol, the Underwater Research and Application Center together with the Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology on behalf of the University carried out the project named "Ghost Net Hunters, Marmara" and this project was terminated in July 2022. Within the scope of the same protocol, the project named "Ghost Net Hunters, Edremit Bay" has started as of September 1, 2022. This project will continue in 2023.

Participation was made in the port cleaning event held at Çanakkale Marina within the scope of World Environment Week on June 1, 2022.

We participated in the annual July 1 Cabotage Festival events organized by Çanakkale Port Authority, and took part in sea cleaning activities within this scope.

An underwater cleaning event was held at Bozcaada Port as part of the International Coastal Cleaning activities on September 19, 2022.

The National Underwater Scientific Research and Values Symposium (USUBADES) was held between 20-22 October 2022, with our center in the organizing committee.

The activities of ÇOMÜ Underwater Research and Application Center will continue with the same momentum in 2023.

Prof. Dr. Adnan AYAZ

Underwater Research and Application

Center Manager