History The Institut océanographique was founded in 1906 by Albert I, Prince of Monaco.Sciences , Monaco-consulate.com  In  1961, the Institut océanographique reached an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to relocate the International Laboratory of Marine Radioactivity in Monaco.  The institute implemented the "Monaco Blue Initiative", a global initiative focused on deep sea biodiversity and large marine species, and backed by UNESCO.The Monaco Blue Initiative, Ioc-unesco.org  In 2019, the Institut océanographique invested 5 million euros in the opening of a care center for marine species, especially sick or injured turtles.(in French) Mathilde Frénois, Hôpital pour tortues au musée océanographique de Monaco, Libération.fr, 16 August 2019
History The Institut océanographique was founded in 1906 by Albert I, Prince of MonacoSciences , Monaco-consulate.com (the International Hydrographic Organization was launched in Monaco in 1921). In 1957, Jacques Cousteau was appointed director of the Institut océanographique.Jacques Cousteau, Telegraph.co.uk, 26 June 1997 In 1961, the Institut océanographique reached an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to relocate the International Laboratory of Marine Radioactivity in Monaco. In 1998, the Institut océanographique organized the second International Aquariology Congress (the first edition was held in 1958). The European Union of Aquarium Curators was created during this event.History, Euac.org The institute implemented the "Monaco Blue Initiative", a global initiative focused on deep sea biodiversity and large marine species, and backed by UNESCO.The Monaco Blue Initiative, Ioc-unesco.org In 2016, hundreds of cubic meters of archives belonging to the Institut were found in the Schœlcher campus of the University of the French West Indies (Martinique).AGD preserves history in Martinique, Agsmovers.com, 12 May 2016 In 2019, the Institut océanographique invested 5 million euros in the opening of a care center for marine species, especially sick or injured turtles.(in French) Mathilde Frénois, Hôpital pour tortues au musée océanographique de Monaco, Libération.fr, 16 August 2019
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In 1998, the Institut océanographique organized the second International Aquariology Congress (the first edition was held in 1958). The European Union of Aquarium Curators was created during this event.History, Euac.org
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In 2016, hundreds of cubic meters of archives belonging to the Institut were found in the Schœlcher campus of the University of the French West Indies (Martinique).AGD preserves history in Martinique, Agsmovers.com, 12 May 2016