Papandroulakis Nikos
Position: Associate Researcher
Contact Info
Institute: Aquaculture
Address: PO Box 2214, 71003 Heraklio, 71003 Crete, Greece
Email:npap@hcmr.gr
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Dr. Papandroulakis completed his doctoral thesis under Prof M. Kentouri studying the feeding requirements of the seabream (Sparus aurata) during the larval stages and developing mathematical models of food consumption and growth in order to understand and describe the implicated biological mechanisms and to develop an automated management and feeding system in hatcheries applying a fuzzy controller. He holds a master’s degree in Theoretical Physics and a bachelor’s degree in Physics from the University of Crete, Greece.
Dr. Papandroulakis worked as specialized research scientist at the Aquaculture Dept of the Institute of Marine Biology of Crete and is scientific responsible of the intensive hatchery facility since 1993, aiming the improvement of methodologies and technologies applied, studying more than 15 different species. He is particularly interested in the specific diversification of the aquaculture production emphasizing on the fast growing species both benthic like the wreckfish (Polyprion americanus), for which the control of its reproduction in captivity was succeeded for first time and the greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) for which successful methods for larval rearing are developed. Recently these studies have been extended on the development of appropriate methodologies for the larval rearing of the blue fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus).
Dr Papandroulakis has initiated the pilot scale net pen cage farm of the Institute at Souda bay (west Crete) in 2000 and is the scientific responsible for its operation since then. Among his interests are also issues related to technology transfer and the application of research results in the industry. He was founder of the spin – off company “Aqua Biotech Hellenic SA” and member of the Board of Directors from 2002 to 2007.
Dr Papandroulakis has participated since 2000 in 18 research projects (9 European), in 8 of which was the scientific responsible at HCMR. He has participated in 19 Conferences and Workshops (7 as invited speaker). He is lecturing on “larval rearing techniques”, “Species Diversification in the Mediterranean Aquaculture” and “Automation in Aquaculture” since 2003 at the University Master Course in Aquaculture organized by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the Canarian Institute of Marine Science (ICCM) and the Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Zaragoza (CIHEAM) and at the University PhD Course in Aquaculture organized by the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. He has supervised 9 Degree Thesis (5 Greece, 2 UK, 1 Portugal, 1 Spain) 6 Master Thesis (1 Mexico, 1 France, 2 Greek, 1 Spain, 1 The Netherlands) and was member of the Evaluating Committee in 2 European and a Greek PhD Thesis (University of Granada, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, University of Crete)
• Ph.D., Marine Biology, University of Crete, Greece 2000
• M.Sc., in Theoretical Physics, University of Crete, Greece1988
• B.Sc., Physics, University of Crete, Greece. 1986
Professional Profile
• 2006-current Associate Researcher, Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research
• 2006 Specialized Research Scientist B, Institute of Aquaculture, Hellenic Center for Marine Research
• 2003-current Adjunct Researcher, Instituto Canario de Ciencias Marinas, Telde, Gran Canaria, Spain
• 2001-2006 Specialized Research Scientist C, Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete
• 1994-2001 Specialized Research Scientist D, Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete
• 1991-1994 Research technician Department of Aquaculture, Institute of Marine Biology of Crete
Scientific and Professional Memberships
• European Aquaculture Society
• World Aquaculture Society
• European Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform – TA “Managing the Biological Life Cycle
• Advisor Committee of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food on the use of non endemic species in aquaculture.
• Hellenic Aquaculture Technology and Innovation Platform HATiP
Research Interests
Dr. Papandroulakis research was initially focused on the improvement of methodologies and technologies for intensive and semi-intensive larval rearing of fish studying more than 15 different species (since 1991), and the study of their feeding requirements. This study is extended with the development of mathematical models of food consumption and growth in order to understand and describe the implicated biological mechanisms aiming the development of automated management and feeding systems in hatcheries and cage farms. Since 2000 he is interested in the specific diversification of aquaculture production emphasizing on the fast growing species both benthic like the wreckfish (Polyprion americanus), for which for first time the successful control of its reproduction in captivity was achieved and the greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) for which successful methods for larval rearing are developed. Recently he is involved in the development of appropriate methodologies for the larval rearing of the blue fin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). Among his interests are issues related to technology transfer and the application of research results in the industry and especially the hatchery technologies of the Mesocosm type in Mediterranean SMEs for the specific diversification of production (since 1999).
Mozes N., Papandroulakis N., Vergara J.M, Biswas A. K., Takii K., Ntatsopoulos A. 2011. Production systems. In Pavlides, M. and C.C. Mylonas (eds), Sparidae: Biology and Aquaculture. Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, 390 pp
Journals
E. Fanouraki, C. C. Mylonas, N. Papandroulakis and M. Pavlidis 2011. Species specificity in the magnitude and duration of the acute stress response in Mediterranean marine fish in culture. General and Comparative Endocrinology, Submitted
M. Pavlidis, E. Karantzali, E. Fanouraki, C. Barsakis, S. Kollias, N. Papandroulakis 2010. Onset of the primary stress in European sea bass Dicentrarhus labrax, as indicated by whole body cortisol in relation to glucocorticoid receptor during early development. Aquaculture, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 18 September 2010
Rigos, G., Katharios, P., Papandroulakis, N., 2010. Single intramuscular administration of long-acting oxytetracycline in grouper (Epinephelus marginatus). Turk. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 34(3)
A. Ghysen, K Schuster, D. Coves, F de la Gandara, N. Papandroulakis and A. Ortega, 2010. Development of the posterior lateral line system in Thunnus thynnus, the atlantic blue-fin tuna, and in its close relative Sarda sarda. Int. J. Dev. Biol. 54: 1317-1322
C. Mylonas, M. Pavlidis, N. Papandroulakis, M. M. Zaiss, D. Tsafarakis, S. Varsamos, 2009. Growth performance and osmoregulation in the shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) adapted to different environmental salinities. Aquaculture 287: 203-210
P. Katharios, M. Papadaki N. Papandroulakis, P. Divanach, 2008. Severe mortality in mesocosm reared shaprsnout sea bream (Diplodus putazzo) larvae due to epitheliocystis infection. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms, 82:55–60C.
E. Fanouraki; N. Papandroulakis; T. Ellis; C. Mylonas; A. Scott; M. Pavlidis, 2008. Water cortisol is a reliable indicator of stress in European sea bass, Dicentrarchus labrax. Behaviour, 145: 1267-1281
M. Pavlidis, M. Karkana, E. Fanouraki, and N. Papandroulakis, 2008. Environmental control of skin colour in the red porgy Pagrus pagrus. Aquaculture Research 2008: 1-13.
Fauvel, C., Suquet, M., Severe, A., Mylonas, C.C., Papandroulakis, N., 2008. Slow-release GnRHa therapy prevented atresia during vitellogenesis and induced ovulation of captive wreckfish (Polyprion americanus). Cybium 32: 191
Katharios P., C. Hayward, N. Papandroulakis and P. Divanach, 2006. Pathology of Lamellodiscus spp. (Monogenea) Parasitizing the Gills of Sharpsnout Seabream and Preliminary Results of Formalin Treatment. Bulletin of the European Association of Fish Pathologists. 26: 196-201
M. Pavlidis, N. Papandroulakis and P. Divanach, 2006. A method for the comparison of chromaticity parameters in fish skin: Preliminary results for coloration pattern of red skin Sparidae. Aquaculture. 258: 211–219
P. Katharios, N. Papandroulakis, P. Divanach, 2006. Treatment of Microcotyle sp. (Monogenea) on the gills of cage-cultured red porgy, Pagrus pagrus following baths with formalin and mebendazole. Aquaculture. 251: 167-171
Chatzifotis S., Villamor Martin-Prat A., Limberis N., Papandroulakis N., Divanach P., 2006. First data on growth of cultured brown meagre Sciaena umbra using diets with different protein and fat contents. Fisheries Science 72: 83 – 88.
V. Szisch, N. Papandroulakis, E. Fanouraki, M. Pavlidis, 2005. Ontogeny of the thyroid hormones and cortisol in the gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 142: 186 – 192.
Papandroulakis, N., Mylonas, C.C., Maingot, E. and Divanach, P., 2005. First results of greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) larval rearing in mesocosm Aquaculture. 250: 155 – 161.
Lika K. and Papandroulakis N., 2005. Modeling feeding processes: a test of a new model for sea bream (Sparus aurata) larvae. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Science. 62: 425–435
Papadakis I.E., Papandroulakis N., Chatzifotis S., Divanach P. 2004. Effect of temperature, photophase and presence of shelters on feeding rates and growth performance of dusky grouper (Epinephelus marginatus Lowe, 1834) in tanks during pregrowing. Aquaculture Europe 04. October 20-23, Barcelona, Spain. European Aquaculture Society Special Publication 34. pp. 643-644.
Mylonas C.C., Papandroulakis N., Smboukis A., Papadaki M. and P. Divanach, 2004. Induction of spawning of cultured greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili) using GnRHa implants. Aquaculture,237: 141 – 154
Papandroulakis N., M. Suquet, M.T. Spedicato, A. Machias, and P. Divanach, 2004. Feeding rates, growth performance and maturation status of wreck fish (Polyprion americanus) kept in captivity. Aquaculture International. NS-3: 1-13.
Papandroulakis N., M. Kentouri, E. Maingot, and P. Divanach., 2004. Mesocosm A reliable technology for larval rearing. Application with Diplodus puntazzo and Diplodus sargus sargus. Aquaculture International. NS-4: 1-11.
Papandroulakis N., Kentouri M., Divanach P., 2004.Biological performance of red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) larvae under intensive rearing conditions with the use of an automated feeding system. Aquaculture International. 12: 191-203.
Machias A., Somarakis S., Papandroulakis N., Spedicato M. T., Suquet M., Lembo M., Divanach P., 2003. Settlement of the wreckfish (Polyprion americanus). Marine Biology 142: 45-52.
M. Pavlidis, L. Angellotti, N. Papandroulakis and P. Divanach, 2003. Evaluation of transportation stress in red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) fry. Aquaculture 218: 187-202.
Papandroulakis N., Papaioannou D., and Divanach P., 2002. An automated feeding system for intensive hatcheries. Aquacultural Engineering. 26 (1): 13-26
Papandroulakis N., P. Divanach, P. Anastasiadis, M. Kentouri, 2002. The pseudo-green water technique for intensive rearing of sea bream (Sparus aurata) larvae. Aquaculture International 9: 205-216.
Papandroulakis N., Divanach P. and Kentouri M., 2002. Enhanced biological performance of intensive sea bream (Sparus aurata) larviculture in the presence of phytoplankton with long photophase. Aquaculture 204: 45-63.
Maurizi A., Diaz J.P., Divanach P., Papandroulakis N., Connes R., 2000. The effect of glycerol dissolved in the rearing water on the transition to exotrophy in gilt head sea bream Sparus aurata larvae. Aquaculture, 189: 119-131.
Moschou E.A, Azpiroz -Lasarte U., Fouskaki M., Chaniotakis N.A., Papandroulakis N., Divanach P., 2000. Direct Electrochemical Flow Analysis System for Simultaneous Monitoring of Total Ammonia and Nitrite in Seawater. Aquacultural Engineering, 22 (4): 255-268.
Papandroulakis N., Markakis G., Divanach P., Kentouri M., 2000. Feeding requirements of sea bream (Sparus aurata) larvae under intensive rearing conditions. Development of a fuzzy logic controller for feeding., Aquacultural Engineering, 21, 285-299.
Divanach P., Papandroulakis N., Anastasiadis P., Koumoundouros G., Kentouri M., 1997. Effect of water currents during postlarval and nursery phase on the development of skeletal deformities in sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax l.) with functional swim-bladder. Aquaculture, 156: 145-155.
