National Inland Fisheries Research Institute

The Institute was honored in 2003 with the Michał Oczapowski Medal for significant contributions to the agricultural sciences by the Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Veterinarian Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences.   The Inland Fisheries Institute was founded on January 1, 1951, and it assumed the name of its founder, Professor Stanisław Sakowicz, in 1987. The Institute is a research and development facility that is subordinate to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.   The mission of the Institute is to perform research and disseminate research results in the field of inland fisheries. The Institute meets this obligation through the following: conducting theoretical research and applied scientific studies;improving the knowledge of scientific and fisheries personnel through education;conducting studies and writing expert opinions and evaluations;disseminating research results through, among other outlets, informational activities, publishing, and consultation and training;scientific co-operation with Polish and foreign organizations;co-operating with administrative and management institutions.  The Institute offers a wide range of services, including: evaluating comprehensive fisheries assessments, loan applications, water rights permit applications;writing expert opinions and evaluations of inland fisheries management and appraising liabilities related to fisheries;fish rearing facility design consultation;production and distribution of selective breeding material and stocking material of chosen fish species;diagnosis and treatment of fish diseases;publishing and distributing information (scientific journals, mass media magazines, brochures, books, folders, etc).