Vasiliki Nikiforidou is an ichthyologist specializing in fisheries biology, otolith analysis, and age and growth determination of marine species. She holds an MSc in Sustainable Management of Aquatic Environment and an Integrated Master’s degree in Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment from the University of Thessaly.
Since 2020, she has been a Research Associate at the Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Water of the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), contributing extensively to national and European projects such as the Data Collection Framework (DCF) and MEDITS. Her work includes biological sampling, otolith microstructure analysis, sexual maturity assessment, statistical modelling, and field surveys across the Central and Eastern Mediterranean. As a main investigator, she has participated in all stages of research, from data collection to scientific publication and supervision of undergraduate and master’s theses.
She has authored multiple peer‑reviewed publications on age, growth, and otolith morphometrics of various Mediterranean fish species, and has presented her work at international conferences including HydroMedit and the Marine and Inland Waters Research Symposium. She has also participated in specialized ICES workshops on age reading and deep‑water species.
Her laboratory expertise includes histology, SEM/EDS analysis, spectrometry, biometric measurements, and software tools such as Image‑Pro Plus, SmartDots, FiSAT II, and major statistical platforms. She is fluent in English and Spanish, and holds additional certifications in GIS and PADI Open Water Diver.
