European Directory of Marine Organisations (EDMO)

details

Name

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources (HCMR/IMBR)

Country

Greece

 

 

Changed into

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters, Dept. of Marine Biological Resources

Year

2013

organisation profile

Research aims

To produce scientific information essential for the rational management of fishery resources

To assess fish stocks and monitor their status

To study the biology and dynamics of commercial species

Selectivity and improvement of fishing gears

Investigation/determination of new fishing fields and/or commercial species, presently under-exploited

Future aims

The study of interactions between fisheries and the environment

The study of the impact of environmental fluctuations on fishery resources

Effects of fishing operations on marine ecosystems

Equipment

The equipment includes two image analysis systems, a system for cutting and polishing otoliths, a lipid analyzer, an automatic tissue processor, a number of stereoscopes, macroscopes and microscopes and a local ICT network with a Unix workstation

 

Field equipment

Includes: trawl nets for experimental fishery; ichthyoplankton nets (Bongo, Highspeed and Method trawl); multiple net for sampling plankton and ichthyoplankton (MOCKNESS); sonar system for monitoring fishing gears (SCANMAR); with for the horizontal, the vertical opening of the trawl net, the temperature and the depth; G.P.S-plotter pilotage system; sonar system for estimation of pelagic fish stocks (Biosonics); recorders of temperature/salinity /depth (CTD).

 

Activities

The Institute produces information used in the management of living resources of fish and shellfish in the Greek seas. It monitors and evaluates the status and interactions of fisheries and stock of those fish species important for Greek fishing industry. Data are collected from the commercial fleet fishing efforts and catches and analysed along with the data from research cruises.

Teams

It has a total of 35 personnel to carry out its many research programmes.

Publications

80 publications to international journals and more than 150 presentations to international congresses.

results in other services

edmo metadata

EDMO record id

272

Collating centre

Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Hellenic National Oceanographic Data Centre (HCMR / HNODC)

Latest update

15 October 2013 11:13:44 AM