Paraskevi Karachle

Dr. Paraskevi Karachle is a Research Director at the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR).

She is a Biologist–Ichthyologist, specializing in fish feeding ecology and ecomorphology, non-indigenous species, stakeholder engagement, and citizen science. In recent years, she has focused on involving stakeholders—particularly fishers—in participatory processes aimed at developing adaptive management approaches. She has organized and coordinated information dissemination and the creation of outreach materials (e.g., information cards, posters, brochures, etc.) for non-specialists, as well as the organization of meetings and workshops, especially on topics related to citizen science, with an emphasis on non-indigenous species.

She is a member of the coordination committee of the ELNAIS network of HCMR for non-indigenous species, as well as the representative of HCMR on the scientific committee for the prevention and management of the introduction and spread of invasive alien species of the Ministry of Environment and Energy (YPEN).

She has participated in more than 40 international and national projects, mainly responsible for stakeholder interactions in the fields of fisheries, recreational fishing, non-indigenous species, and citizen science. She has published more than 80 papers in international journals and over 110 conference proceedings, with more than 4,270 citations and an h-index of 32 (Google Scholar).