Laurijsen John
Position: Software Engineer
Contact Info
Institute: Marine Biology
Address: HCMR, Gournes Pediados P.O.Box 2214, Irakleion 71003, Crete, Greece
Email:johnl@hcmr.gr
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Ir. John Laurijsen was born in the Netherlands in 1953. In 1980 he obtained his master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Eindhoven. For 10 years he worked in the Dutch glass industry.
Ir. Laurijsen came to Crete in 1990 and quickly joined the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete. He specialized in the development and maintenance of databases for storage and analysis of scientific information. He developed databases for Discards, Experimental fishery, Biological sampling, Hydro acoustics, CTD measurements and Fishery laws.
He worked on the Greek National Program for the Collection of Fisheries Information concerning landings, effort and socioeconomic data. For FAO, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, he developed the first Windows version of SIPAM, a database for aquaculture in the Mediterranean. He contributed the SAMAKI program to the European Union’s Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project in Africa.
Ir. Laurijsen came to Crete in 1990 and quickly joined the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete. He specialized in the development and maintenance of databases for storage and analysis of scientific information. He developed databases for Discards, Experimental fishery, Biological sampling, Hydro acoustics, CTD measurements and Fishery laws.
He worked on the Greek National Program for the Collection of Fisheries Information concerning landings, effort and socioeconomic data. For FAO, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations, he developed the first Windows version of SIPAM, a database for aquaculture in the Mediterranean. He contributed the SAMAKI program to the European Union’s Lake Victoria Fisheries Research Project in Africa.
Education Profile
• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1980
Professional Profile
• 2002-today: Technical employee of the Institute of Marine Biological Resources of the Hellenic Center for Marine Research.
• 1993-2002: Technical employee of the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete.
• 1990-1992: Assistant manager of VARMIN S.A, marble processing factory in Rethymnon Crete.
• 1986-1990: Product development of television tubes at Philips Glassworks in the Netherlands.
• 1981-1986: Manager of CAD department of United Glassworks in the Netherlands.
Scientific and Professional Memberships
• Greek Society of Engineers
Research Interests
Development and maintenance of databases for storage and analysis of scientific information
• M.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands, 1980
Professional Profile
• 2002-today: Technical employee of the Institute of Marine Biological Resources of the Hellenic Center for Marine Research.
• 1993-2002: Technical employee of the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete.
• 1990-1992: Assistant manager of VARMIN S.A, marble processing factory in Rethymnon Crete.
• 1986-1990: Product development of television tubes at Philips Glassworks in the Netherlands.
• 1981-1986: Manager of CAD department of United Glassworks in the Netherlands.
Scientific and Professional Memberships
• Greek Society of Engineers
Research Interests
Development and maintenance of databases for storage and analysis of scientific information
Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J., Lioudakis L., (2007). Comparison of economic performance of the Greek fishing fleet with the fleets of the Mediterranean EU countries. 13th Pan-Hellenic conference of the Greek ichthyologists, (4 p).
Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J., (2005). Fishing intensity in the Greek commercial fishing fleet, 12th Pan-Hellenic conference of the Greek ichthyologists (4 p).
Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J. Valavanis V.D., (2003). Regional management system of fish resources in East Africa’s lake Victoria. 7th Pan-Hellenic symposium of oceanography and fishery, (6 p).
Stergiou K.I., Machias A., Somarakis S., Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J., (2001). Geographic diversification of the Greek fishery. 10th Pan-Hellenic conference of the Greek ichthyologists, (4 p).
Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J., (2005). Fishing intensity in the Greek commercial fishing fleet, 12th Pan-Hellenic conference of the Greek ichthyologists (4 p).
Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J. Valavanis V.D., (2003). Regional management system of fish resources in East Africa’s lake Victoria. 7th Pan-Hellenic symposium of oceanography and fishery, (6 p).
Stergiou K.I., Machias A., Somarakis S., Kapantagakis A., Laurijsen J., (2001). Geographic diversification of the Greek fishery. 10th Pan-Hellenic conference of the Greek ichthyologists, (4 p).
