National Center for Mariculture Amir Neori neori@ocean.org.il Tel: 08 – 6361445 Senior Scientist Ph.D. 1986, University of California - Scripps Institution of Oceanography, USA At IOLR since 1986

Research interests:
Mariculture of seaweeds and micro-algae
Ecologically-balanced integrated mariculture of fish, seaweeds and shellfish
Novel approaches for sustainable mariculture
Micro-plankton populations as ecological bio-indicators

Selected publications:
Msuya F.E. and Neori A. (2008). Effect of water aeration and nutrient load level on biomass yield, N uptake and protein content of the seaweed Ulva lactuca cultured in seawater tanks. J. Appl. Phycol. (In press).

Neori A. Essential role of seaweed cultivation in integrated multi-trophic aquaculture farms for global expansion of mariculture: an analysis. J. Appl. Phycol. (In press).

Buschmann, A.H., Chopin, T, Neori, A., Halling, C., Troell, M., Hernandez-Gonzalez, C. and Aranda, C. (2007). Ecological engineering in aquaculture: towards a better waste management in western world mariculture.
In: Encyclopedia of Ecology, Jorgensen, S.E. (Ed.), Amsterdam. Elsevier, (In press).

Chopin, T, Robinson, S.M.C., Troell, M., Neori, A., Buschmann, A.H. and Fang, J. (2007). Ecological engineering: multi-trophic integration for sustainable marine aquaculture. In: Encyclopedia of Ecology (S.E. Jorgensen, Ed.), Elsevier, Amsterdam. (In press)

Neori, A., Troell, M. Ecologically balanced aquaculture for the rehabilitation of Asian fisheries. World Aquacult. (in press).

Neori,A., Krom, M.D. and van Rijn, J. (2007). Biogeochemical processes in intensive zero-effluent marine fish culture with recirculating aerobic and anaerobic biofilters. J. Exp.Mar.Biol. Ecol. 349: 235-247.

Neori,A., Troell, M., Chopin T., Yarish, C., Critchley, A., and Buschmann A.H. (2007). The need for a balanced ecosystem approach to "Blue Revolution" aquaculture. Environment 49:36-43.

Shpigel, M. and Neori, A. (2007). Microalgae, macroalgae, and bivalves as biofilters in land-based mariculture in Israel. Chapter 24 In: Ecological and Genetic Implications of Aquaculture Activities (Bert, T.M., Ed). Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 433-446.

Gordon, N., Neori, A., Harpaz, S., Lee, J.J. and Shpigel, M. (2006). Effect of diatom diets on growth and survival of the abalone Haliotis discus hannai postlarvae. Aquacultue 252:225-233.

Neori, A. and Shpigel, M. (2006). Algae: key for sustainable mariculture. In: Seaweed Resources of the World, Critchley, A.T., Ohno, M. and Largo, D.B., (Eds), ETI Bioinformatics, University of Amsterdam (a book on DVD).

Troell, M., Neori,A., Chopin, T. and Buschmann, A.H. (2005). Biological wastewater treatment in aquaculture - more than just bacteria. A Comment.  World Aquacult. 36:27-29.

Cytryn, E., Minz, D., Gelfand, I., Neori, A., Gieseke, A., de Beer, D. and van Rijn, J. (2005).  Sulfide-oxidizing activity and bacterial community structure in a fluidized bed reactor from a zero-discharge mariculture system.
Environ. Sci. Technol. 39:1802-1810.