Laboratory for Ichthyology and Coastal Fishery

About the lab

The Laboratory of Ichthyology and Coastal Fisheries conducts basic and applied research in ichthyology and fisheries biology with an emphasis on studying the biology and ecology of economically important fish species, especially in the context of the coastal fishery, and conducting applied research with the goal of making recommendations to improve fisheries resource management and conservation. The laboratory also focuses on studying the composition of fish communities in coastal areas and their geographic distribution, ecology, and distribution of early developmental stages of fishes including ichthyoplankton, monitoring changes in fish communities due to climate change, and studying the occurrence and impact of alien and invasive fish species.

The activities of this laboratory also include a whole range of fisheries research topics, such as assessing the status and determining the demographic structure of populations of economically important coastal fish species and determining the degree of their exploitation, determining the qualitative and quantitative composition of catches in small-scale fisheries, determining the composition of bycatch in various fishing gears, monitoring incidentally caught vulnerable species, determining the selectivity and harmfulness of certain fishing gears, etc. The results of the above activities form the basis for recommendations on sustainable management of fisheries resources in our coastal regions.

In addition to numerous scientific projects, within the framework of which the above-mentioned activities are carried out, the laboratory also carries out monitoring programs of a fishery and biological-ecological nature and actively participates in numerous educational activities. Within the framework of the laboratory, the ichthyological collection of the IOR is curated (currently on loan to the Museum of Natural History in Split).

Staff

Publications

Publikacije
Ezgeta-Balić D,Balić N
Navigating through ocean literacy gaps an analysis of elementary school textbooks in Croatian education
Published
2024
DOI
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.35378
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Dželalija M, Kvesić-Ivanković M, Jozić S, Ordulj M, Kalinić H, Pavlinović A, Šamanić I, Maravić A
Marine resistome of a temperate zone Distribution diversity and driving factors across the trophic gradient
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
DOI10.1016/j.watres.2023.120688
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Golo R, Cebrian E, Díaz-Tapia P, Lucić P, Hoffman R, Vergés A
Phylogenetic analysis of invasive genus Lophocladia Rhodomelaceae Rhodophyta reveals synonymy of L lallemandii with L trichoclados and first record of L kuetzingii in the NE Atlantic
Published
2023
DOI
ISBN
https://doi.org/10.1080/09670262.2023.2260443
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Projects

Monitoring of the marine biological resources as part of the National Plan for the collection of data in the fisheries of the Republic of Croatia
Project ARIEL PLUS
Project LEKFishResCRO
Projekt NURSE FISH
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Equipment

GoPro 10 Hero with accessories and underwater housing
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Canon 60 D with IKELITE underwater housing and lights
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Beach seine for sampling of juvenile fish assemblages
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Manta net for microplastic sampling
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Olympus SZX12 stereo microscope with camera (x2)
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Plankton net
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YSI multiparameter handheld probe
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Various trammel and gill-nets used for experimental sampling
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