Sergii Snigirov

Personal Data: Name: Serhii Surname: Snihirov Position: Leading Researcher in Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University Nationality: Ukrainian Date of Birth: 19 January, 1976 Place of Birth: Odessa, Ukraine Home Address: 11, Pyonerskaya str., No 12, Odessa, 65009, Ukraine E-mail: snigirev@te.net.ua Mobile: +38 095 3969537; +38 048 7996207 Marital Status: Married Office Address: Regional Centre for Integrated Environmental Monitoring at the Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University 7, Mayakovskogo Lane, No 19, Odessa, 65082, Ukraine Tel/Fax: +38 048 7237338 Education: 1993 – 1998 – student of the Odessa Mechnikov State University, Odessa, Ukraine 2008 – 2011 – Post-Graduate student of the Odessa National I.I. Mechnikov University Qualifications: July 1998 – Master’s Degree in Biology, Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University, Odessa, Ukraine October 2011 – Philosophy Doctor in Biological Sciences (specialty ichthyology). PhD thesis: Bottom-dwelling ichthyofauna of coastal waters of Zmiinyi Island Language skills: English: good (read, speak and write); Russian, Ukrainian: native speaker Work Experience: 1999-2003: Junior research and Researcher in the Southern Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography, Odessa Centre (SE Оdessa Center “YugNIRO”). 2004-2016: Researcher and Senior researcher in the Regional Centre for Integrated Environmental Monitoring at the Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University. 2004-2016: Senior researcher fellow SE Оdessa Center “YugNIRO” (half-time) 2016-2018: Acting Director of the State Enterprise “Odessa Center of Southern Research Institute of Marine Fisheries and Oceanography” (SE Оdessa Center “YugNIRO”) 2019-present: Leading researcher in the Regional Centre for Integrated Environmental Monitoring at the Odessa National I. I. Mechnikov University; Senior researcher at the Institute of marine biology NAS of Ukraine. Scientific projects participated: - BlackSea4Fish Project MTF/INT/943/MUL – Baby 31 (Discard monitoring program Phase II) GFCM FAO (2021-2022), national focal point; - PONTOS (BSB 889) Copernicus Assisted Environmental Monitoring Across the Black Sea Basin project (2021-2022), national expert; - BlackSea4Fish Projects MTF/INT/943/MUL – Baby 30, MTF/INT/943/MUL – Baby 31, GCP/GEO/011/EC – ENPARD III, GFCM FAO (2020), national fisheries expert; - BlackSea4Fish Project (Discard monitoring program) GFCM FAO (2018-2020), national focal point; - EMBLAS II Project, UNDP (2016-2017), senior researcher; - FP7 PERSEUS project (2012-2015), researcher; - EMBLAS Project, UNDP (2013-2014) researcher; - FP7 EnviroGrids project (2009-2013), senior researcher; - FP7 ComFish project (2012), participant; - The "Cross-border cooperation and sustainable management in the Dniester River basin: Phase III - Implementation of the Action Programme", OSCE, UNEP (2011), complex Moldovan-Ukrainian ichthyological investigations; - Black Sea Trust “Strengthening the Moldova-Ukraine cooperation and public participation in developing and implementing of cross-border policies and measures for adaptation water resources of the Dniester River to climate change” (2011), expert; - Upgrade Black Sea SCENE, FP7 (2009-2012), senior reseracher; - TACIS CBC Programme. Technical Assistance for Lower Dniester basin water management planning (2006-2007), field observations, biological and ecological monitoring; final report; - International Project “Dolphins of the Black Sea” (2005), field data collection; - TACIS CBC Programme. Lower Danube Lakes: sustainable restoration and protection of habitats and ecosystems (2003), field observations and biological monitoring; - National projects on the Lower Dniester River (2004-2021), field observations and biological monitoring. - National projects for the Black Sea investigations (area of the Zmiinyi Island) (2003-2021) field observations and biological monitoring. Research interests: ichthyology (commercial fishery, biodiversity of ichthyofauna, invasive species), hydrobiology, aquatic ecology. Scientific scuba diving. Training Courses and Certificates: a) 17-28 September 2018 Demonstrative training on mussel farming Aquaculture Demonstrative Centre – Black Sea, NIMRD Shellfish Unit Institute for Marine Research and Development (NIMRD) "Grigore Antipa" (Constanta, Romania). b) 13 September - 3 October 2016 took part at the MAREANO survey (project №14589) with the R/V G.O. Sars in the Barents Seа (IMR, Norway). c) 25 June - 14 July 2015 took part at the ecosystem survey with the R/V Johan Hjort in the North Seа (IMR, Norway). This survey combines the IBTS Q3 bottom trawl survey, coordinated by ICES/IBTSWG, HERAS acoustic survey for herring, coordinated by ICES/WGIPS, acoustic survey for saithe and process studies (life-history dynamics of larvae) 2015-NSJ-024. d) 15-19 September 2014 EMBLAS Chemical Training Batumi, Georgia; e) 3-7 June 2013 PERSEUS Summer School “The contribution of environmental indices in meeting the objectives and