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Laboratory Equipment:

  • Department of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
  • Department of light microscopy.
  • Laboratory of algal photosynthesis (oxygen meter method, phyto-Pam, diving-PAM underwater fluorometer) and growth (image analysis system).
  • Water and sediment chemical analysis instrument (Automatic CHN and nutrient analysts).
  • Instruments of underwater irradiance (UV, PAR, infrared).
  • Department of macroalgae cultivation [cultivation chamber, unit of mass macroalgal cultivation (under construction)].

Fisheries Research Institute

Bried description

Fisheries Research Institute (F.R.I) is one of the five specialized research institutes of N.AG.RE.F, being responsible to conduct research and to promote technological development in the fishery sector. The Institute is located 17 km away from Kavala city, at the centre of a marine area with rich fishery grounds and high biodiversity in the surrounding lagoons, lakes and rivers. The research activities of F.R.I cover a wide range of fields in the marine research and applications sector. F.R.I. participates in many research programmes (European Community and National programmes) which consist the main funding source for its research activities.

Laboratory of Benthic Ecology & Technology

Main objects of the laboratory is the study of organismic (species, genera, families) and ecological (habitats, biotopes) biodiversity of transitional (lagoons, river delta's) and coastal ecosystems, as well as their interactions with the biotic and abiotic environment. Mapping and study of benthic macrophytes (seagrasses, macroalgae, coralligenous bottoms) are of particular interest because they constitute: (1) priority habitats of marine biodiversity maintenance, (2) high value marine resources in the fishery, (3) sensitive bioindicators of shallow ecosystems water quality. Focus is given to the study of demographic characteristics (e.g. abundance, biomass, growth, etc) of certain of economic value benthic species. Efforts are made to utilise particular ecophysiological characteristics of macroalgae, e.g. nutrient recycling, trophic value, biosorption of heavy metals etc, in order to develope state of the art technologies for the protection of the marine environment, e.g. integrated aquaculture, antifouling technologies.

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Other departments & Laboratories:

  • Inland Waters and Lagoons
    • Secror of Fisheries Management
      • Laboratory of Inland Waters and Icthyofauna
      • Laboratory of Environmental Monitoring
    • Sector of Environmental Management
      • Laboratory of Benthic Ecology & Technology
      • Laboratory of Aquatic Pollution
  • Marine Fisheries
    • Sector of Fisheries Research
      • Laboratory of Fisheries Biology
      • Laboratory of Estimate of Fisheries Reserves
      • Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography
    • Sector of Dev. & Exploitation of Fisheries Products
      • Laboratory of Molecular Biology - Biotechnology
      • Laboratory of Processed Fisheries Products
      • Laboratory of Fisheries Economy
  • Inlands Waters Aquaculture
    • Laboratory of Aquacultures
    • Laboratory of Crustaceans Cultivation
    • Laboratory of Ichtyopathology
  • Marine Waters Aquaculture