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Prof. Dr. Saadet KARAKULAK, Head of the Fisheries Faculty-Department of Fisheries Technology. Aquaculture Engineer (Bachelor), Masters and PhD. degrees in Fisheries Biology. Main areas of research are; Fish Population Dynamic, Age and growth analysis, Reproduction, Stomach content, Fishing Gear Technology and High Migratory Species Fishery. Published over 100 papers and eight books. He has many projects on fisheries biology and population dynamic safety and also he has been working at Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences for 30 years and is working actively in EU project REPRODOTT (Q5RS-2002-01355) as subcontractor and a pilot study of the monitoring of the bluefin tuna in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Reg.1543/00 and Reg. 1639/01). She has been participating in the ICCAT scientific committee since 2003.
 

He completed his undergraduate studies in the Fisheries Technology Engineering Program at Karadeniz Technical University, Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences; his master’s degree in the Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering; and his Ph.D. in the Aquaculture Department of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Ege University. He received the titles of Research Assistant in 1996, Assistant Professor in 2002, Associate Professor in 2011, and Professor in 2016. He is currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Aquaculture, Division of Aquaculture, at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Fisheries. His areas of expertise include aquaculture, fish nutrition, feed technology, alternative feed ingredients, organic fish farming, and fisheries economics.

Ahmet Mutlu GÖZLER carried out research for a PhD on the reproduction biology on bivalves. His work includes both the effects of ecological factors on living things and invertebrates. Specialization: (i) Main area Marine Biology. He conducts studies on the distribution of marine invertebrates and the determination of the ecological quality of the seas. (ii) Current research areas invertebrates in the Black Sea and Marine pollution (iii) marine litter and microplastics

Born in 1966 in the Torul district of Gümüşhane province, Coşkun ERÜZ completed his primary and secondary education in Trabzon. He began his undergraduate studies at the KTÜ Marine Science Faculty Fisheries Technology and Technology in 1984 and graduated with a Fisheries Technology Engineer title in 1988. He completed his master's degree at the Institute of Science at the same university in 1992. He completed his doctorate at the same institute in 1999 and received his doctorate. He was appointed to the Sürmene School of Marine Sciences and Technology as a Research Assistant in 1991 and began working as an Assistant Professor in the same department in 1999. He began working in the Department of Marine Sciences and Technology Engineering in 2023, becoming an Associate Professor in 2019 and a Professor in 2022. He continues to work in the same department. In addition to his administrative roles as department vice chair and vice dean, he has served on numerous administrative committees, faculty boards, and administrative boards. His teaching, research, and publications focus on physical oceanography, marine pollution, coastal areas, coastal structures and management, and marine meteorology.

I am an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Fishing Tecnology Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in TURKEY. I have extensive field and laboratory experience (more than 25 years) in feeding eco-physiology of fish and jellyfish (especially exotic species), fisheries biology . Particular expertise on macrozooplankton feeding physiology experiments and gastric emptying time and rate as well as feeding ecology in fishes. 

Dr. UĞURLU received MS and PhD degrees from Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye, in 2006 and 2011, respectively. He is an associate professor of the Faculty of Marine Science at Ordu University. He has completed the supervision of 14 MS and 2 PhD degrees in the areas of marine transportation engineering. He currently has two PhD students and five MS students under his supervision in the research areas of maritime safety, accident analyses, human factor, simulation modeling, and seafarers. His research findings have been published in more than 40 refereed papers in risk, safety, maritime transportation, and marine engineering, including more than 30 (SCI/SSCI-cited) journal and 30 conference papers (22 h-index, more than 1800 citations in Google Scholar).

Umut Yıldırım, PhD, Dr. Umut Yıldırım, a lecturer at Karadeniz Technical University, Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences, Department of Marine Transportation Management Engineering, graduated from the Deck Department in 2000. He worked as an officer and captain on merchant ships between 2000 and 2010. He completed his master's degree in the Department of Maritime Transportation Management Engineering at KTU Institute of Science in 2012 and his doctorate in the Department of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in 2016. Working subjects; education and training in maritime, marine accidents.

Ahmet Mutlu GÖZLER carried out research for a PhD on the reproduction biology on bivalves. His work includes both the effects of ecological factors on living things and invertebrates. Specialization: (i) Main area Marine Biology. He conducts studies on the distribution of marine invertebrates and the determination of the ecological quality of the seas. (ii) Current research areas invertebrates in the Black Sea and Marine pollution (iii) marine litter and microplastics

Born in 1966 in the Torul district of Gümüşhane province, Coşkun ERÜZ completed his primary and secondary education in Trabzon. He began his undergraduate studies at the KTÜ Marine Science Faculty Fisheries Technology and Technology in 1984 and graduated with a Fisheries Technology Engineer title in 1988. He completed his master's degree at the Institute of Science at the same university in 1992. He completed his doctorate at the same institute in 1999 and received his doctorate. He was appointed to the Sürmene School of Marine Sciences and Technology as a Research Assistant in 1991 and began working as an Assistant Professor in the same department in 1999. He began working in the Department of Marine Sciences and Technology Engineering in 2023, becoming an Associate Professor in 2019 and a Professor in 2022. He continues to work in the same department. In addition to his administrative roles as department vice chair and vice dean, he has served on numerous administrative committees, faculty boards, and administrative boards. His teaching, research, and publications focus on physical oceanography, marine pollution, coastal areas, coastal structures and management, and marine meteorology.

Prof. Dr. Saadet KARAKULAK, Head of the Fisheries Faculty-Department of Fisheries Technology. Aquaculture Engineer (Bachelor), Masters and PhD. degrees in Fisheries Biology. Main areas of research are; Fish Population Dynamic, Age and growth analysis, Reproduction, Stomach content, Fishing Gear Technology and High Migratory Species Fishery. Published over 100 papers and eight books. He has many projects on fisheries biology and population dynamic safety and also he has been working at Istanbul University, Faculty of Aquatic Sciences for 30 years and is working actively in EU project REPRODOTT (Q5RS-2002-01355) as subcontractor and a pilot study of the monitoring of the bluefin tuna in the eastern Mediterranean, Italian Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (Reg.1543/00 and Reg. 1639/01). She has been participating in the ICCAT scientific committee since 2003.
 

He completed his undergraduate studies in the Fisheries Technology Engineering Program at Karadeniz Technical University, Sürmene Faculty of Marine Sciences; his master’s degree in the Department of Fisheries Technology Engineering; and his Ph.D. in the Aquaculture Department of the Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences at Ege University. He received the titles of Research Assistant in 1996, Assistant Professor in 2002, Associate Professor in 2011, and Professor in 2016. He is currently serving as a faculty member in the Department of Aquaculture, Division of Aquaculture, at Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Faculty of Fisheries. His areas of expertise include aquaculture, fish nutrition, feed technology, alternative feed ingredients, organic fish farming, and fisheries economics.

She served as a faculty member at the Faculty of Marine Sciences, Karadeniz Technical University, between 1990 and 2003, where she also earned her doctoral degree. Following her Ph.D., Prof. Dr. Nüket Sivri conducted postdoctoral research at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) in the United Kingdom. During her associate professorship stage, she carried out projects and studies primarily focused on environmental interactions and microbial dynamics in coastal areas and antibiotic resistance mechanisms across different environmental settings.
Over the past 25 years, she has particularly concentrated on the Istanbul coastal zone, undertaking diverse projects as principal investigator and researcher to assess anthropogenic pressures and their ecological consequences. Her core research areas include regional and global-scale environmental impact assessment of aquatic ecosystems and coastal zones, antibacterial resistance in aquatic environments, water sanitation, and water quality, as well as indoor–outdoor microbial air quality.
More recently, together with her research team, she has been engaged in both national and international projects addressing globally emerging topics such as developing rapid methodologies for detecting the toxicity of industrial and domestic wastewater in marine ecosystems and elucidating the impacts of microplastics on aquatic microorganisms.
Prof. Dr. Nüket Sivri also participated in the 8th National Antarctic Science Expedition, conducted under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, organized by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and coordinated by TÜBİTAK MAM Polar Research Institute, where she performed field studies on the Antarctic Peninsula and Horseshoe Island. Additionally, she pursues research adopting a holistic perspective that prioritizes ecosystem health within the "One Health" approach framework.

I am an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Fisheries, Department of Fishing Tecnology Recep Tayyip Erdogan University in TURKEY. I have extensive field and laboratory experience (more than 25 years) in feeding eco-physiology of fish and jellyfish (especially exotic species), fisheries biology . Particular expertise on macrozooplankton feeding physiology experiments and gastric emptying time and rate as well as feeding ecology in fishes.