About us
Sturgeon species research of the Institute for Multidisciplinary Research (former Center for Multidisciplinary Studies) is being conducted at the Department for Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, at Laboratory for Ichthyological Research.
Our main aims are sturgeon ecology knowledge improvement, population dynamics monitoring, as well as research on development and improvement of sturgeon aquaculture for both stocking and ex-situ protection.
Beside work on sturgeon protection, our activities also include ichthyological research on other species, with special emphasis on exotic invasive species.
Laboratory for Ichthyological Research team members have participated in significant number of scientific projects, among which following could be mentioned:
2007-2008 "Sustainable use of sterlet and development of sterlet aquaculture in Serbia and Hungary" - Project funded by European Agency for Reconstruction (EAR).
2006-2010 "Studies on diversity, protection and sustainable use of the fish fauna as key components in developing the strategy for integral management of water resources in Serbia" - Project 143045, Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia
2006-2008 "Standardization and harmonization of techniques for sturgeon fish population studies development and artificial reproduction", Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia
2004-2005 ''Management of freshwater fisheris on bordering rivers – pilot study with holistic regional approach'' – Project funded by Government of Kingdom of Norway
1996-2005 "Development of high-productive aquaculture and its application in protection and improvement of fish resources" - Project 1354, Ministry of Science, Technologies and Development, Republic of Serbia
"Action plan for sturgeon species management in fishery waters of Republic Serbia" should be surely stated as one of the key results of our team. Action plan was prepared in 2005 for Ministry of Science and Environmental Protection of Republic of Serbia.
Besides that, "Action plan for huchen (Hucho hucho) management in fishery waters of Republic Serbia" (2005), "Action plan for preservation of wetlands of Republic Serbia" (2006) and a number of medium-period programs for fishery improvement in fishery waters.
We have also participated in development of the international document "Action Plan for the conservation of Sturgeons (Acipenseridae) in the Danube River Basin", which was adopted as the official document of the Bern Convention. Team leader, dr Mirjana Lenhardt, is also leader of the Expert Group for Fish Biology and Fishery of the Intenational Association for Danube Research (IAD). Our Organization is also a full member of the international organization Carpathian EcoRegion Initiative (CERI).
Laboratory for Ichthyological Research team members
dr Mirjana Lenhardt
Higher Scientific Associate Project manager
dr Zoran Gačić
Scientific Associate
dr Aleksandar Hegediš
Scientific Associate
M.Sc. Branislav Mićković
Research Fellow
M.Sc. Jelena Kolarević
Research Fellow
Gorčin Cvijanović
Research assistant
Ivan Jarić
Research Fellow
Željka Višnjić-Jeftić
Research assistant
Marija Smederevac-Lalić
Research assistant
Stefan Skorić
Research assistant
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