Short CV
- B.Sc. in Fisheries & Aquaculture Technology, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki (2009)
- M.Sc. in Hydrobiology and Aquaculture, School of Biology, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (2013)
Amalia Giannakaki is a technician ichthyologist at the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters. Since 2013, she participates to the National Program for National Fisheries Data Collection and to the International Bottom Trawl Survey in the Mediterranean (MEDITS).
Her research interests focus on species identification, determination of sex and maturity stage, and age determination of fish from otoliths.
She had contributed 3 papers and 7 other publications (i.e., conference proceedings).
Publications
- Christidis G, Peristeraki P, Tzanatos E, Tserpes G, Giannakaki A, Metaxakis M, Tsiroglou A and Somarakis S (2026) Using dorsal fin spine sections to investigate the age and growth of devil firefish Pterois miles in the eastern Mediterranean (Cretan and Ionian Seas). Front. Mar. Sci. 13:1699123. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2026.1699123
- Giannakaki A., Tserpes G. (2025). Age and growth of red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in Crete (GSA 23). Proceedings of the 19th Panhellenic Conference of Ichthyologists: 35-38. (oral presentation)
- Kiparissis S, Tsaparis D, Peristeraki P, Giannakaki A, Kosoglou G, Metaxakis M, Tserpes G (2020) The yellowstripe barracuda Sphyraena chrysotaenia (Kluzinger, 1884) in Crete (GSA 23, eastern Mediterranean): first genetically verified records and highlighted issues on the lessepsian barracudas nomenclature ambiguities. BioInvasions Records 9(4): 814–826, https://doi.org/10. 3391/bir.2020.9.4.15
- Metaxakis E, Giannakaki A, Peristeraki P. (2019). First record of the lessepsian immigrant Synchiropus sechellensisRegan, 1908 in the seas around Crete. PanHellenic Conference of Ichthyologists 17: 86-89
- Carbonara P., Zupa W., Anastasopoulou A., Bellodi A., Bitetto I., Charilaou C., Chatzispyrou A., Elleboode R., Esteban A., Follesa M.C., Isajlovic I., Jadaud A., García-Ruiz C., Giannakaki A., Guijarro B., Kiparissis S.E., Ligas A., Mahé K., Massaro A., Medvesek D., Mytilineou C., Ordines F., Pesci P., Porcu C., Peristeraki P., Thasitis I., Torres P., Spedicato M.T., Tursi A., Sion L. (2019). Explorative analysis on red mullet (Mullus barbatus) ageing data variability in the Mediterranean. Sci. Mar. 83S1: 271-279. https://doi.org/10.3989/scimar.04999.19A
- Giannakaki A., Skarvelis K., Peristeraki P., Somarakis S. Prelminary rwsults on biological parameters of round herring Etrumeus golanii in Cretan waters. In: «12th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries», Corfu, 30/5-3/6 2018, p.35
- Skarvelis K., Giannakaki A., Kosoglou G., Peristeraki P. Data on frequency of occurrence of alien species caught on the coastal fisheries of Crete. In: «11th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries», Mytilene, Lesvos, 13-17 May 2015, p.609-612
- Peristeraki P., Skarvelis K., Giannakaki A., Tambakakis K., Tserpes G. Preliminary results on the abundance of alien species in the coastal fisheries catches of Crete. In: «11th Panhellenic Symposium of Oceanography and Fisheries», Mytilene, Lesvos, 13-17 May 2015, p.149-152.
- Giannakaki A., Stergiou K.I., (2013). Methodological aspects of the studies on age and growth of fishes in the NE Atlantic. Proceedings of the 15th Panhellenic Conference of Ichthyologists: 53-56. (oral presentation)
- Stergiou, K.I., Karachle, P.K., Apostolidis, C., Despoti, S., Giannakaki, A. (2012). Effective use of ecosystem and biological knowledge in fisheries (ECOKNOWS) – the Mediterranean case study species. In: «12th International Congress on the Zoogeography and Ecology of Greece and Adjacent Regions», Athens, 18-22 June 2012
- Stergiou, K.I., Karachle, P.K., Apostolidis, C., Despoti, S., Giannakaki, A. (2012). ECOKNOWS: Results on biological and fisheries parameters of five Mediterranean fish species. In: Proceedings of the 34th Scientific Conference of the Hellenic Society of Biological Sciences, Trikala, Greece, 17–19 May 2012, pp. 268–269. (Poster presentation)
- Stergiou, K.I., Karachle P.K., Apostolidis, C., Giannakaki, A., Despoti, S., Tsikliras, A., Mantyniemi, S., Kuikka, S. (2012). ECOKNOWS: Using prior knowledge for fisheries management. In: «10th Panhellenic Symposium on Oceanography & Fisheries», Athens, Greece, 7-11 May 2012. (Αναρτημένη ανακοίνωση)
- Hatzicharalambous, Elena, Vasiliki Tsiaousi, and Giannis Ioannidis (editors/coordinators) (2007). Management Plan for the area “CY6000003 Lympia – Agia Anna”. HCMR (Hellenic Centre for Marine Research). 134 pp. + ii Appendices + Maps.
Contribution: Member of the core team responsible for the preparation of the management plan.