Maravelias Christos
Position: Research Director
Contact Info
Institute: Marine Biological Resources
Address: HCMR, Agios Kosmas, 16604 Hellinikon, Greece
Email:cmaravel@hcmr.gr
Tel: +302109856703
Telex: +302109811713
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Dr Maravelias joined HCMR as a senior scientist in 2006. Before that he has been a Lecturer in the University of Thessaly, Magnesia, Greece from 2000-2005. He has supervised numerous research theses and dissertations and published more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals, congress proceedings and books. He has a 20 years of high-level hands-on experience with international scientific collaborations through numerous European projects, scientific working groups, data collection/analysis, and evaluation and impact assessment of alternative management strategies in Mediterranean fisheries.
He has been the Fisheries Expert of the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission (EC) in the Directorate General for Research and Technological Development (DG RTD) in Brussels. Since 2000 has been acting as an independent Expert Consultant for the European Commission, DG XIV Fisheries (now MARE) for progress monitoring of approved FP5 and FP6 research programs in the fields of Fisheries Management + Interactions / environment as well as Policy Oriented Research. Furthermore, since 2000 he has been an Evaluator of research projects’ proposals submitted under FP5, FP6 and FP7 programmes for the European Commission.
Dr Maravelias has a thorough knowledge of the EU policies and fisheries sector, the CFP and Framework Programmes from his work in DG RTD in Brussels as FP7 Scientific Programme Officer. Through his work in the European Commission he has had the opportunity to be involved in numerous committees, working groups and meetings with public and private institutions, professional bodies of the Member States and others dealing with fisheries and seafood issues. The most relevant are: the European’s Commission Committee for the preparation of European’s Union Maritime Research Strategy Communication, the EC Committee for the preparation of European’s Union Strategic Plan for Fisheries, the EC Inter-Service Steering Group for the preparation of the Impact Assessment for the Joint Baltic Sea Research Programme (BONUS-169), the European’s Commission Committee for the preparation of European’s Union Plan of Action for the Conservation & Management of Sharks. For the above Commission papers and communications finally produced, Dr Maravelias provided scientific input.
Dr. Maravelias holds a Ph.D degree in Fisheries Biology from the University of Aberdeen, Scotland (United Kingdom), a M.Sc degree in Fisheries Biology and Management from the University of Wales, Bangor (United Kingdom) and a B.Sc degree in Biology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece).
1997, Ph.D., Fisheries Biology, University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
1993, M.Sc., Fisheries Biology and Management, University of Wales, U.K.
1992, B.Sc., Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
Professional profile
2011- to date: Director of Research, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece
2008-2009: Scientific Officer of the 7th Framework Programme, European Commission, Directorate General for Research and Technological Development (DG RTD) of the European Union, Unit E4, Brussels, Belgium.
2008-2009: Detached National Expert (END), European Commission (EC), Directorate General for Research and Technological Development (DG RTD) of the European Union, Unit E4, Brussels, Belgium.
2006-2011: Senior Scientist, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece.
2005-2008: Expert Consultant, DG MARE, European Commission.
2004-2005: Expert Consultant, DG MARE, European Commission.
2003-2006: Expert Evaluator, 6th Framework Programme, DG MARE, European Commission.
2002-2005: Lecturer, University of Thessaly, Greece.
2001-2004: Consultant, DG MARE, European Commission.
2000-2002: Expert Evaluator 5th Framework Programme, DG MARE, European Commission.
2000-2002: Research Assistant, Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (HCMR), Greece
2000-2001: Research Assistant, University of Thessaly, Greece
1999-2002: Adjunct Lecturer, University of Thessaly, Greece
1994-1997: Research assistant, Department of Zoology, University of Aberdeen, UK
1993-1994: Research Assistant, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete (IMBC), Greece
Scientific and Professional Memberships
Fisheries Society of the British Isles
European Society of Ichthyologists
Geo-technical Chamber of Greece
Pan-Hellenic Union of Biologists
Research Interests
Dr Maravelias’ interests cover a wide range of fields in the area of Fisheries biology/ecology and management. These include:
• Population dynamics of demersal and pelagic species,
• Multispecies fisheries management,
• Environmental effects on fisheries-fisheries oceanography,
• Bioeconomic modelling and Fleet dynamics,
• Ecosystem approach to Fisheries Management (EAF).
• Maravelias CD, Tserpes G, Pantazi M & Peristeraki N. 2011. Habitat selection and temporal abundance fluctuations of common demersal cartilaginous fish in the Aegean Sea (eastern Mediterranean). PLoS ONE “accepted”.
• Maravelias CD, Damalas D, Ulrich C, Katsanevakis S & Hoff A. 2011. Multispecies fisheries management in the Mediterranean Sea: application of the Fcube methodology. Fisheries Management and Ecology doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.2011.00801.x.
• Mahevas, S., Vermard, Y., Hutton, T., Iriondo, A., Jadaud, A., Maravelias, C. D., Punzon, A., Sacchi, J., Tidd, A., Tsitsika, E., Marchal, P., Goascoz, N., Mortreux, S., and Roos, D. 2011. An investigation of human versus technological variation in catchability for a selection of European fleets. ICES Journal of Marine Science (2011) 68 (10): 2252-2263. doi: 10.1093/icesjms/fsr150
• Maynou, F., M. Sbrana, P. Sartor, C. Maravelias, S. Kavadas, D. Damalas, F. Colloca, J. E. Cartes, G. Osio. 2011. Estimating trends of population decline in long-lived marine species (dolphins, turtles and sharks) in the Mediterranean Sea based on fishers’ perceptions. PLoS ONE 6(7): e21818. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021818
• Politikos DV, Tzanetis DE, Nikolopoulos CV & Maravelias CD. 2011. The application of an age-structured model to the north Aegean anchovy fishery: an evaluation of different management measures. Mathematical Biosciences “accepted”
• Raitsos DE, Lavender SJ, Maravelias CD, Haralabous J, Richardson AJ & Reid PC. 2011. Macroscale factors affecting diatom abundance: a synergistic use of Continuous Plankton Recorder and satellite remote sensing data. International Journal of Remote Sensing, 32: 8, 2081 — 2094 DOI: 10.1080/01431161003645832.
• Hoff A, Frost H, Ulrich C, Damalas D, Maravelias CD, Goti L & Santurtun M. 2010. Economic effort management in multi-species fisheries: The FcubEcon model. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67(8): 1802-1810.
• Maravelias CD, Hillary R, Haralabous J & Tsitsika EV. 2010. Stochastic bioeconomic modelling of alternative management measures for anchovy in the Mediterranean Sea. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67: 1291-1300.
• Damalas, D, Maravelias CD, Katsanevakis S, Karageorgis A & Papaconstantinou C. 2010. Seasonal abundance of non-commercial demersal fish in the eastern Mediterranean Sea in relation to hydrographic and sediment characteristics Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science 89 (1): 107-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2010.06.002
• Katsanevakis S, Maravelias CD & Vassilopoulou V. 2010. Otter trawls in Greece: Landing profiles and potential metiers. Mediterranean Marine Science 11(1): 43-59.
• Katsanevakis S, Maravelias CD & Kell L. 2010. Landings profiles and potential metiers in Greek set longliners. ICES Journal of Marine Science 67(4): 646-656.
• Katsanevakis S, Maravelias CD, Vasilopoulou V & Haralabous J. 2010. Boat seines in Greece: Landings profiles and identification of potential metiers. Scientia Marina 74(1): 65-76.
• Katsanevakis S, Maravelias CD, Damalas D, Karageorgis A, Anagnostou C, Tsitsika E & Papaconstantinou C. 2009. Spatiotemporal distribution and habitat use of commercial demersal species in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Fisheries Oceanography 18(6): 439-457.
• Katsanevakis S & Maravelias CD. 2009. Bathymetric distribution of sixteen demersal fish in the Aegean and Ionian Seas. Fisheries Science 75: 13-23.
• Maravelias CD & Tsitsika EV. 2008. Economic efficiency analysis and fleet capacity assessment in Mediterranean fisheries. Fisheries Research 93: 85–91.
• Katsanevakis S & Maravelias CD. 2008. Modelling fish growth: multi-model inference as a better alternative to a priori using von Bertalanffy equation. Fish and Fisheries 9: 178-187.
• Tsitsika EV, Maravelias CD, Watage P & Haralabous J. 2008. Fishing capacity and capacity utilization of Mediterranean purse seine fishery using Data Envelopment Analysis. Fisheries Science 74: 730-735.
• Raitsos DE, Lavender SJ, Maravelias CD, Haralabous J, Richardson AJ & Reid PC. 2008. Identifying phytoplankton functional groups from space: an ecological approach. Limnology and Oceanography 53(2): 605-613.
• Tsitsika EV & Maravelias CD. 2008. Fishing strategy choices of purse seines in the Mediterranean: implications for management. Fisheries Science 74: 19-27.
• Tsitsika EV, Maravelias CD & Haralabous J. 2007. Modelling and forecasting pelagic fish production using univariate and multivariate ARIMA models. Fisheries Science 73/5: 977-986.
• Tsitsika EV & Maravelias CD. 2006. Factors affecting purse seine catches: an observer-based analysis. Mediterranean Marine Science 7: 27-39.
• Maravelias CD, Tsitsika E & Papaconstantinou C. 2007. Seasonal dynamics, environmental preferences and habitat selection of John Dory (Zeus faber). Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Sciences 72: 703-710, doi:10.1016/j.ecss.2006.12.002.
• Maravelias CD, Tsitsika E & Papaconstantinou C. 2007. Environmental influences on the spatial distribution of European hake (Merluccius merluccius) and red mullet (Mullus barbatus) in the Mediterranean. Ecological Research 22: 678-685, DOI 10.1007/s11284-006-0309-0.
• Maravelias CD, Tsitsika E & Papaconstantinou C. 2007. Evidence of Morocco dentex distribution in the NE Mediterranean and relationships with environmental factors determined by generalized additive modelling. Fisheries Oceanography 16(3): 294-302, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2419.2006.00421.x.
• Maravelias CD & Papakonstantinou C. 2006. Geographic, seasonal and bathymetric distribution of demersal fish species in the Mediterranean Sea: implications for management. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 22(1): 35-42. doi:10.1111/j.1439-0426.2006.00695.x.
• Machias A, Giannoulaki M, Somarakis S, Maravelias CD, Neofitou C, Koutsoubas D, Papadopoulou KN & Karakassis I. 2006. Fish farming effects on local fisheries landings in oligotrophic seas. Aquaculture 261: 809-816, doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture. 2006.07.019.
• Maravelias CD, Haralabous J & Papakonstantinou C. 2003. Predicting demersal fish species distributions in the Mediterranean Sea using artificial neural networks. Marine Ecology Progress Series 255: 249-258.
• Maravelias CD & Papakonstantinou C. 2003. Size-related habitat use, aggregation patterns and abundance of anglerfish (Lophius budegassa) in the Mediterranean Sea determined by generalized additive modelling. Journal of Marine Biological Association of U.K. 83: 1171-1178.
• Labropoulou M, Maravelias CD & Papakonstantinou C. 2003. Factors affecting commercial trawl fleet landings in a multispecies fishery. Journal of Marine Biological Association of U.K. 83: 205-215.
• Christaki U, Claude C, Karayianni H, Gianakourou A, Maravelias C, Kormas K. 2002. Dynamic characteristics of Prochlorococcus and Synechococcus consumption by nanoflagellates. Microbial Ecology 43: 341-352.
• Reid DG & Maravelias CD. 2001. Relationships between herring school distribution and sea bed substrate derived from RoxAnn. ICES Journal of Marine Science 58: 1161-1173.
• Maravelias CD. 2001. Habitat associations of Atlantic herring in the Shetland area: influence of spatial scale and geographic segmentation. Fisheries Oceanography, 10(3): 259-267.
• Maravelias CD, Reid DG, & Swartzman G. 2000. Modelling spatio-temporal effects of environment on Atlantic herring. Environmental Biology of Fishes 58(2): 155-170.
• Maravelias CD, Reid DG, & Swartzman G. 2000. Seabed substrate, water depth and zooplankton as determinants of the prespawning spatial aggregation of North Atlantic herring. Marine Ecology Progress Series 195: 249-259.
• Quaatey S & Maravelias CD. 1999. Maturity and spawning pattern of Sardinella aurita in relation to water temperature and zooplankton abundance off Ghana, W. Africa. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 15(2): 63-69.
• Maravelias CD. 1999. Habitat selection and clustering of a pelagic fish: effects of topography and bathymetry on species dynamics. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 56(3): 437-450.
• Bailey MC, Maravelias CD, & Simmonds EJ. 1998. Changes in the spatial distribution of autumn spawning herring (Clupea harengus L.) derived from annual acoustic surveys during the period 1984-1996. ICES Journal Marine Science 55: 545-555.
• Maravelias CD. 1997. Trends in abundance and geographic distribution of North Sea herring in relation to environmental factors. Marine Ecology Progress Series 159: 151-164.
• Maravelias CD & Reid DG. 1997. Identifying the effects of oceanographic features and zooplankton on prespawning herring abundance using generalized additive models. Marine Ecology Progress Series 147: 1-9.
• Maravelias CD, Reid DG, Simmonds EJ & Haralabous J. 1996. Spatial Analysis and Mapping of Acoustic Survey Data in the presence of High Local Variability: Geostatistical Application to North Sea Herring (Clupea harengus). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 53(7): 1497-1505.
• Maravelias CD & Reid DG. 1995. Relationship between herring (Clupea harengus, L.) distribution and sea surface salinity and temperature in the northern North Sea. Scientia Marina 59(3-4): 427-438.
• Maravelias CD & Haralabous J. 1995. Spatial distribution of herring in the Orkney/Shetland area (northern North Sea): A Geostatistical Analysis. Netherlands Journal of Sea Research 34(4): 319-329.
