Institute for Forestry and Game Management
(IFG)
Institute of Nature Conservation (IN)
Status : Governmental research institutes (Belgium -
Regional Flemish Government)
http://www.instnat.be
- http://www.ibw.lin.vlaanderen.be
Number and list of laboratories, units, departments ,... interested
in Diadfish:
- Population- and distribution ecology unit (IN)
- Fisheries research unit (IFG)
Population- and distribution ecology unit (IN):
http://www.instnat.be/Research/default.htm
Fisheries research unit (IFG)
http://www.ibw.vlaanderen.be/eng/text/index.html
Location: Brussels (IN), Hoeilaart & Linkebeek (IFG)
Head: Prof. Dr. E. KUIJKEN (IN) – ir. J. VAN SLYCKEN
(IFG)
Research themes :
- Diadromous:
- eel stock management (glass eel monitoring)
- monitoring of river lamprey migration
- Others: aquaculture, habitat ecology, fish migration (mainly cyprinids),
fish stock management (mainly for angling), fish as indicator for environmental
quality (toxicology, recreational fisheries
Annual budget: €/year of external funding (period)
Internal budget 662.500 Euro/year
External funding 750.000 Euro/year
Contact for Diadfish:
Daniel De Charleroy (daniel.decharleroy@lin.vlaanderen.be)
Johan Coeck (johan.coeck@instnat.be)
Scientists
staff (3)
| Name |
Thematic |
Status |
|
Johan Coeck |
habitat research,
fish migration research |
Project leader |
|
Daniel De Charleroy |
aquaculture, fish
migration research |
Project leader |
|
Claude Belpaire |
fish stock monitoring
and toxicology research |
Project leader |
Scientists in contract (11)
| Name |
Thematic |
status |
|
David Buysse |
Fish migration &
fish pass evaluation |
Researcher |
|
Hilde Verbiest |
Fish migration &
fish pass evaluation |
Researcher |
|
Peter Parren |
Fish migration & habitat ecology |
Researcher |
|
Caroline Geeraerts |
Fish migration |
Researcher |
|
Alain Dillen |
Habitat ecology &
modelling |
Researcher |
|
Gerlinde Van Thuyne |
Fish stock monitoring
and research |
Researcher |
|
Jan Breine |
Index of biotic integrity
& EU-WFD research |
Researcher |
|
Ilse Simoens |
Index of biotic integrity |
Researcher |
|
Geert Goemans |
Fish toxicology |
Researcher |
|
Inne Vught |
Aquaculture & fish stock management |
Researcher |
|
Shiri |
Aquaculture & fish stock management |
Researcher |
PhD students (1)
| Name |
Thematic |
University |
|
Wim Van Gils |
Habitat modelling |
University of Antwerp |
Technician staff: 2 (Brussels) + 4 (Hoeilaart) + 2 (Linkebeek)
= 8
Specialist facilities:
- chemical laboratory for quality assessment of water, sediments, fish,…
- laser diffraction analysis of sediment particle size
- experimental aquaculture facilities (cold water breeding hall, experimental
ponds,…)
- radio telemetry and telemetry data logging
- experimental electric and fike fishing facilities (equipment, boats,…)
- experimental hydraulic channel (fish pass design, experimental habitat
use,…)
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