Lake Kinneret

Objective: Creation and dissemination of knowledge to support management of Lake Kinneret as a sustainable source of national water supply.

Core Activities:

• Monitoring of major parameters (physical, chemical, biological) affecting Lake Kinneret ecosystem and lake water quality;
  
  
• Development of ecosystem models for evaluation of lake management scenarios;
  
  
• Studies on the limnological processes regulating the appearance of potentially toxic algae and assessment of possible impacts on lake water quality;
  
  
• Evaluation of the impact of lake level fluctuations on its ecosystem and water quality.

• Activities: Marine & Coastal Environment
• Activities: Mariculture & marine biotechnology