Last modified: 06. July 2022
The central objective of the department is to provide a scientific foundation for the support of sustainable recreational fisheries. Our scientific interests include (i) developing sampling protocols for the specific requirements of recreational fisheries by combining conventional, hydroacoustic and molecular biology technologies; (ii) evaluating the ecological roles of invasive fish (bigheaded carps, bullheads, gobies and Amur sleeper) to assess their risk to the environment and to establish feasible eradication programs; (iii) assessing the environmental impacts of recreational fisheries (ground-baiting, elevated fish biomass, catch-and-release) with a special emphasis on the nutrient dynamics of lentic habitats. For the sustainable development of pond aquaculture, our research programs are focused on the interaction of aquaculture and the environment. We study (iv) the effect of effluent water on zooplankton and macroinvertebrate communities of recipient environments; (v) the relationship between farming technologies and nutrient dynamics of aquaculture ponds; and (vi) the ecosystem services of aquaculture pond systems.
