Co‐financed by the European Union and Greek national funds
Welcome to the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters
IMBRIW pursues science-based conservation and management of aquatic ecosystems;
it provides scientific guidance to decision makers and supports public awareness
and education for conserving marine and inland water environments.Greece’s largest public research institute focusing on marine and inland water ecosystems
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. More…
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.
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Environmental Flows downstream of Dams
The project ECOFLOW aims to create a systematic and standardized process for assessing ecologically acceptable flows in rivers and streams whose flow is affected by the development of dams and large hydraulic infrastructure.
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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..
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
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Special Issue
“Emerging Trends in Freshwater Ecology and Ecosystem Management” Dr Ioannis
Press Release: “Actions to improve the fish fauna protected species conservation status”
With a view to implementing actions to improve the conservation
The WFD 20 Years After— Ecological Status Assessment and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems
Twenty years has passed since the WFD was adopted by