IMBRIW

is the leading public research institution in Greece,

with a key role in the Mediterranean region and the EU, spearheading fisheries and inland water research

IMBRIW is Greece’s largest public research institute focusing on marine and inland water ecosystems

Our approach

The mission of IMBRIW is to:

pursue science-based conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems
provide scientific guidance to decision makers
supports public awareness and education for conserving marine and inland water environments

Latest News

Περιφερειακό Πρόγραμμα “ΑΤΤΙΚΗ”

2024-10-03 12:07:57

Press Release- YOU4BLUE -Δελτίο Τύπου

2024-09-23 12:29:16

Λίμνη Κάρλα: Εβδομήντα χρόνια λάθη και πάθη (Το ΒΗΜΑ 17.09.2024)

2024-09-17 12:40:34

ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ DEBATER: Το τέλος του φαινομένου της ύπαρξης νεκρών ψαριών στον Παγασητικό (DEBATER 14.09.2024)

2024-09-15 20:01:28

Συνεργασία της Περιφέρειας με το ΙΘΑΒΙΠΕΥ/ ΕΛΚΕΘΕ για την ποιότητα νερών Κάρλας, Παγασητικού και Πηνειού (DEBATER 11.09.2024)

2024-09-12 14:50:06

Αποκλειστικό! Το ΕΛΚΕΘΕ στο DEBATER για τα νεκρά ψάρια (DEBATER 04.09.2024)

2024-09-04 11:42:35

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Major European Union Policy-Relevant Research

National River
Monitoring

The Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of HCMR is involved in the National Monitoring Network of the quality and quantity of water by conducting samplings in rivers throughout Greece.

National Fisheries Data Collection

The fisheries data collection program provides the necessary information on fisheries management, knowledge of biological parameters and the geographical demarcation of fish-populations in order to help achieve the objectives of sustainable fisheries.

Automatic stations for water quantity & quality monitoring

State-of-the-art Infrastructure for real time environmental monitoring

Marine Strategy Framework Directive

The Institute works with other research organizations to develop a detailed assessment of the state of Greece’s Marine environment, to define “good environmental status” at the regional level and to establish clear environmental targets and monitoring programmes..

Hydrometeorological Forecasting System

It provides daily 120-hour weather forecasts over the Mediterranean basin and adjacent countries at different resolutions as well as relevant streamflow forecasts in two watersheds in Greece, the Spercheios and the Evrotas River Basins.

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Recent Projects

The main goals of IMBRIW are the production of knowledge related to structural and functional aspects of inland aquatic ecosystems and the high trophic level components (including fisheries) of marine ecosystems.

PEKA OPY
2024-06-26 12:36:19
Monitoring and recording the status (quality, quantity, pressures, use) of the country’s waters” (02.5032401/001-006) The project “Monitoring and recording the status (quality, quantity, pressures, use) of the country’s waters” (02.5032401/001-006) forms …
REDRESS
2024-05-14 12:21:02
Restoration of deep-sea habitats to rebuild European Seas The REDRESS project (N. 101135492) is funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the authors only and do …
ALMYROPOTAMOS
2024-03-21 12:47:30
BIODIVERSITY MONITORING AND PROPOSED MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS OF ALMYROPOTAMOS WETLAND (FTHIOTIDA REGIONAL UNIT) The main objectives of the project are: – To identify and record the anthropogenic pressures within the wetland’s …
KREMASTA II
2024-03-14 13:29:08
Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Project “Floating PV Project at Kremasta II with capacity of 115.87968 MW” The purpose of the present study is the research of biodiversity and limnology, …
KREMASTA I
2024-03-13 14:08:02
Environmental Impact Assessment Study of the Project “Floating PV Project at Kremasta I with capacity of 115.87968 MW” The purpose of the present study is the biodiversity and limnology research with …
TAP – FISH CONSULT
2023-10-18 09:59:36
Fish fauna monitoring support consultancy for TAP monitoring project This is Fish fauna Monitoring Support Consultancy for the TAP monitoring project, in which we will be participating as Specialist Experts on …
SmallHydro-Fish
2023-10-18 08:46:59
Σκοπός του έργου είναι η ιχθυολογική μελέτη για δύο προτεινόμενα μικρά υδροηλεκτρικά έργα (ΜΥΗΕ): α) ΜΥΗΕ Τσεμπερούλας επί του υδατορέματος Τσεμπερούλας (παραπόταμος του ποταμού Αλφειού) στην ΤΚ Πλατιάνας, Δήμου Ανδρίτσαινας – …
ILARION FISH
2023-10-18 08:45:41
Ichthyological Research in the area of influence of the ILARION Dam (Ichthyological research and TEPEM) The project ILARION-FISH aims at the research of the fish fauna and the completion of a …
MAPAFISH-MED
2023-10-18 08:44:13
MAPAFISH-MED – “Mapping of marine protected areas and their associated fishing activities: Mediterranean and Black Seas”. Main scope of the project is to collate existing information and collect new one for …
SPILLOVER-MED
2023-10-17 11:56:16
Assessing spillover from marine protected areas to adjacent fisheries: Mediterranean and Black Seas. (SPILLOVER-MED) The aim of the project is to provide an overview of the role MPAs can play for …
Gyaros_NR_MAP
2023-08-31 13:25:41
Gyaros Natural Resources Monitoring Action Plan The project concerns a 30-month follow-up plan with the ambition to update the current priorities and management needs of the Gyaros MPA, based on the …
FLOODS-TECH
2023-05-09 14:06:30
Water monitoring with state-of-the-art technologies for the management of anthropogenic and natural disasters The purpose of the project is to install a network of automatic water quality and quantity monitoring stations …
WATER MATTERS
2023-03-23 10:16:45
Water matters: Increase of knowledge on the Importance of the Good Water Status “Water Matters” is the slogan of the newly launched campaign “Increase of knowledge on the Importance of the …
OBAMA-NEXT
2023-02-23 14:21:32
OBSERVING AND MAPPING MARINE ECOSYSTEMS – NEXT GENERATION TOOLS Grant Agreement 101081642– OBAMA-NEXT OBAMA-NEXT main goal is to develop a toolbox which generates and delivers the information required to evaluate and communicate …
YOU4BLUE - Young generations for sustainable blue growth
2023-02-23 14:20:22
YOU4BLUE is implemented by the collaboration of eight (8) partners from three (3) EU countries: Italy, Spain & Greece. The project aims to promote a broad experience of sustainability for high …
GES4SEAS
2023-02-23 14:20:00
ACHIEVING GOOD ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS FOR MAINTAINING ECOSYSTEM SERVICES BY ASSESSING INTEGRATED IMPACTS OF CUMULATIVE PRESSURES GES4SEAS PROJECT AIMS TO INFORM AND GUIDE MARINE GOVERNANCE IN MINIMIZING HUMAN PRESSURES AND THEIR IMPACTS ON MARINE BIODIVERSITY AND …
Kifissos-ISOTOPES
2023-02-23 14:18:45
Tracing nitrate sources of pollution in the urbanized catchment of Kifissos river Nitrogen species (e.g., nitrate) are widely distributed compounds in rivers primarily as a result of diverse anthropogenic activities, such …
LIFE21-NAT-IT-LIFE DREAM
2023-02-23 13:06:25
Title: REef restoration And litter removal in the Mediterranean sea (LIFE DREAM) This is a programme for Environment and Climate Action (LIFE). The Marine Deep Reefs are fundamental benthic habitats recognized for …
PRESPA RIVERS
2023-02-22 11:31:30
Assessment for the ecological role, functioning and biodiversity values of rivers/streams that flow in Prespa Lakes The project concerns the monitoring on a monthly and/or seasonal basis of physicochemical and hydromorphological …
EVROTAS-STATIONS
2023-02-22 10:21:17
Installation and operation of a network of automatic water monitoring stations in the Evrotas river basin The project concerns the installation and operation of automatic water monitoring stations in Evrotas river. HCMR …

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Fields Of Research

Managment of Fisheries Resources

In this research direction, the Institute’s activities include research in biology, ecology and spatiotemporal distribution of species, the assessment of the fish stocks status and the collection and organization of fisheries data.

The activities of this research direction constitute a large interdisciplinary unit in which the long-term experience and expertise of several scientific teams of the Institute are synthesized and function.

This research direction includes the assessment of species’ status, the definition of ‘key habitats’ in need of special protection, the analysis of pressures, the formulation of management actions and the development of management tools and solutions.