Department of Lake & River Fisheries

1. Department of Lake & River Fisheries Head of Department: Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Mamcarz

2. Prof. dr hab. Andrzej Mamcarz Dr hab. Dariusz Kucharczyk Dr Roman Kujawa Dr Konrad Turkowski Dr Andrzej Skrzypczak Dr Grażyna Furgała-Selezniow Dr Sławomir Różański PhD Students: Maja Prusińska Krzysztof Kupren Katarzyna Targońska Anna Hakuć-Błażowska Marta Jamróz Sławomir Krejszeff Maciej Kwiatkowski Staff of Department

3. Scientific activity • fish reproduction and larviculture • fish biology and ecology • fishery management in lakes, rivers and reservoirs • evaluation of water natural resources • water recreation

4. Fish reproduction Main species: • Asp (Aspius aspius) • Burbot (Lota lota) • Pike (Esox lucius) • Perch (Perca fluviatilis) • Pikeperch (Stizostedion lucioperca) • European catfish (Silurus glanis) • coregonids

5. Fish reproduction • Wild cyprinids: dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), ide (L. idus), chub (L. cephalus), vimba bream (Vimba vimba), common bream (Abramis brama), rudd (Scardinius erythrophthalmus), tench (Tinca tinca), ziege (Pelecus cultratus), barbel (Barbus barbus), nase (Chondrostoma nasus) • Ornamental fishes: goldfish, koi carp, orfe, cichlids, fighting fish

6. Koi carp produced in the Department

7. Reproduction • Influence of photo-thermal conditions of fish reproduction in captivity • Application different spawning agents, i.e.: hCG, CPE, GnRHa • Application different doses of spawning agents • Reproduction during spawning season or out-off-season spawning

8. Reproduction of burbot (Lota lota) • Relict of ace age • Freshwater cousin of cod • Coldwater • Delicious meat and liver • Potentially new specie for aquaculture

9. Reproduction of burbot • Spontaneous spawning • Semi-artificial spawning • Artificial spawning

10. Reproduction of burbot –hormonally induced spawning • All females ovulated • High synchronization of spawning (4 – 6 days after injection) • Fertilization by „dry method” • Large amount of gametes

11. Reproduction of asp (Aspius aspius) • Reproduction during spawning season • Out-off-season spawning • Hormonal stimulation (CPE, GnRHa) • High quality of gametes • High survival of spawners

12. Larviculture Main topics: • Stocking densities • First food • PNR • Feeding regimes • Cannibalism • New technologies (illuminated cages, mixed feeding, combined methods) Burbot larvae

13. International projects: • 2000-2003 Aqua-Flow: European Network for the dissemination of aquaculture RTD Information. European Union Project QLRT-1999-30-105, coordinated by European Aquaculture Society (5FP). • 2001-2003 AquaTT UETP Ltd.: Pisces - Promotion of vocational training, Information for non-aquaculturists, Support for SMEs, Careers promotion in aquaculture, Education database for aquaculture, Shortening the gap between science and its users. Grant of Community Leonardo da Vinci Programme (IRL/01/B/F/PP - 119.204, coordinated by AquaTT UETP Ltd. (Ireland). 

14. Publications: • Aquaculture, Aquaculture Research, Aquaculture International, Aquacultural Engineering, Aquatic Living Resources, Archiv für Hydrobiologie, Aquatic Sciences, Copeia, Cytobios, Czech Journal of Animal Science, EAS Publications, Finnish Fisheries Research, Fish Physiology & Biochemistry, Fisheries Management & Ecology, Folia Zoologica, ICES Marine Science Symposia, Italian Journal of Zoology, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Journal of Fish Biology, North American Journal of Aquaculture, Progressive Fish-Culturist, World Aquaculture. • http://www.uwm.edu.pl/wosir/struktura/krjir/publs/publs.html

15. Facilities • Two hatcheries • Small tanks units • Bigger tank units • Tanks for spawners • All might work on closed, semi-closed or open system

16. Staff in the project: • From Department of Lake and River Fisheries and other Deparments of the Faculty on Environmental Protection and Fisheries UWM • From Inland Fisheries Insitute • From Bodo University (Norway): Igor Babiak

17. Thank you