The University of Crete (UoC), Biology Department was established in 1981. As a higher education Institution, it is a legal body of public law, operates under the supervision of the State. The Laboratory of Aquaculture, Dept. Biology, Crete University, has all the appropriate facilities for the study of fish phenotype, i.e. microscope rooms with stereo-microscopes, digital photographing equipment, and image analysis system and full histological equipment for osteological procedures. The research staffs implied in the project is qualified in early life of marine finfish, in fish development, morphology, morphometry and osteology, with emphasis in the role of environment on normal and abnormal phenotype expression of cultured marine fish species. The Fish Physiology Laboratory is well equipped for the determination of haematological, metabolic, endocrine and organism stress indicators in fish.

Ongoing projects are: Development of communication methodology through sound response for the controlled management of finfish (PENED-Greek ministry); optimization of production methods for Mediterranean marine finfish (OPTIMA-EU); development of technologies for the production of innovative feeding products for the reared Mediterranean species - EPAN (Greek ministry) – environmentally controlled sex differentiation in zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton, 1822). Diversification of the reproductive and the central nervous system (Pythagoras) (Greek ministry) – on farm assessment of stress level in farmed fish (FASTFISH), Co 022750. EU project is “Sustainable extensive and semi-intensive coastal aquaculture in Southern Europe (SEACASE) Co 044483 (EU)”.

 

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