Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture – School of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Patras

ALGAVISION

Microalgae are single-celled organisms that have been the focus of research in recent decades with the aim of using them to produce high nutritional fats, pigments and even biofuels. Compared to plant organisms they produce protein-rich biomass. However, the production cost f microalgae is quite high with the ….

Pinctada radiata

The pearl oyster (oyster oyster, frying pan or oystercatcher) Pinctada imbricata radiata, originates from the Indo-Pacific region and has been recorded in the Mediterranean as a non-endemic species for about a century (in the Suez Canal in 1883). Since then, it has spread and …

MedKeyHabitats II

Cape Greco is a Natura 2000 site (CY300005), located at the southeastern Cyprus, established in May, 2018 as the first natural Marine Protected Area (MPA) of Cyprus which includes no-take and restricted fishing zones. Within the framework of the “Mapping of marine Key habitats ….

Alliance for Survival II

The project has three main pillars:1) to amplify knowledge and empower all fisheries stakeholders (Port authorities, auction markets, Fisheries authorities, professional and artisanal fishers etc) regarding the legislation regulating the protection of sea turtles, sharks and rays in Greek waters. 2) to train …

By ElasmoCatch

The project By ElasmoCatch focuses on studying the elasmobranch fisheries in the North Aegean with a special focus on discarded non-commercial species. The goal of the project is to collect data on the species level, for all elasmobranch species that are captured by different fishing equipment in the North Aegean….

BIVALVIANET

The BIVALVIANET has been established by researchers with expertise on several scientific disciplines including physiology, molecular biology, conservation and management of marine resources, epidemiology, marine pollution, climatology and oceanography. In the context of climate change, the BIVALVIANET will…

PINNA NOBILIS

Innovative actions for the monitoring – recovering – enhancement of the natural recruitment of the endangered species (fun mussel) Pinna nobilis. The endemic fan mussel Pinna nobilis (Linnaeus, 1758) is the largest saltwater bivalve species in the Mediterranean Sea. It inhabits environments between 0.6 m and..

INVASIVE ASCIDIANS & MUSELLS

Development of the best control practices of invasive ascidians in mussel farming infrastructures and remediation of economic effects of invasion. Ascidians, sea squirts or tunicates are benthic marine invertebrates present throughout the marine environment from the intertidal to the deep-sea.