Ifremer is the "Institut français de recherche pour l'exploitation de la mer"; an oceanographic institution in France, whose name translates to English as the "French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea". Oceanography (from the greek words Ωκεανός meaning Ocean and γράφω meaning to write also called oceanology or This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
In 1985, Ifremer partnered with Dr. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Robert Ballard for an ultimately-successful expedition to locate the wreck of the RMS Titanic. Robert Duane Ballard (born June 30, 1942 in Wichita Kansas) is an oceanographer most noted for his work in underwater Archaeology Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland In 1994 Ifremer assisted in the salvage of the cargo from the SS John Barry.
Ifremer operates a number of vessels, including the submarine Nautile. The Nautile is a manned Submersible owned by Ifremer, the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea