Head of  laboratory:   Ph D Zoran Kljajiæ ( This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , MOB: 00 382 69 025 852 Tel: 00 382 32 302 040)
Basic work: Marine chemistry, Marine natural products chemistry, Organic chemistry, Biochemistry.

Domestic project:

South Adriatic 1 – Chemical investigation of Sea water, Sediments and Biota (JJ-1)
Project leader: Ph D Zoran Kljajiæ

• The general goal is seasonably determination of basic physical-chemical parameters of sea water in terms of harmonizing the quality control system of human environment in the coastal area of Montenegro and assessing the environmental status of that areas.

• The project is scheduled the physical and chemical analysis of sea water, sediments and biota in the area of the southern Adriatic. In addition to the wider area of the southern Adriatic coast (including the epicontinental shelf), the project is specifically focused on the area of the territorial sea of Montenegro. This, among other things, includes standardization of sampling for chemical analysis by methodology that is recognized in the world (Med POL methodology) and the use of modern oceanography instrumentation. By using the highly-sensitive techniques for examination of heavy metals ( X-Ray Fluorescence method and AAS) and other spectrophotometri  techniques it will be determined the content of toxic heavy metals in sediments and biota (algae Cystoseira sp., Mussels Mytilus sp.) on pre-defined positions in southern Adriatic. This provides an opportunity for long-term assessment of the distribution, movement and influence of these pollutants in the sediment on the eco-system of the examined areas.

• The project includes the establishment and expansion of international inter-institute cooperation with the maritime border states (Italy, Croatia, Albania), the exchange of results, and organization of the scientific gatherings and conferences.

• The time required for the realization of the project is 3 years.

International projects:

ECOPORT8

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT OF TRANSBORDER CORRIDOR PORTS

The Institute of Marine Biology-Kotor and The Delegation of The European Union to Montenegro signed on 1st December 2009 Grant Contract for the ECOPORT 8 project.

ECOPORT 8 (Environmental Management of Transborder Corridor Ports) is project approved within The South East Europe Transnational Cooperation Programme (The SEE Programme) that deal with protection and improvement of the Ports Environment and overcoming current difficulties in the field such as: the lack of specific environmental regulation, fragmentation and the non-homogenous nature of the solutions adopted by single ports.

The aim of ECOPORT 8 is to prevent the pollution of sea water, air, ground, and preserve all natural resources in port areas and nearby coastal zones, through close cooperation of scientific institutions and local port authorities.

The ECOPORT involves PAN-EU corridor 8 ports gathering partners and observers from six countries: Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Albania, Italia and Montenegro. The leader partner is Bari Polytechnic, Italia. The Institute of Marine Biology and Port of Bar are the IPA partners of SEE Programme from Montenegro. Montenegro will benefit joining the PAN-EU corridor 8 and collaborating with other partners within the ECOPORT 8 project through better preserving and improving eco-system of the prots and its wider surroundings.

http://www.ecoport8.eu  

http://www.southeast-europe.net/ 

 ADRICOSM-STAR

ADRIatic sea Integrated COastal areaS and river basin Management system:

 Montenegro coaSTal ARea and Bojana river catchment 

The overall project objective is to study the water cycle of the Montenegro area at large, implement monitoring systems and modeling tools, and assess the impact of climate change on the water cycle and material transports of the area. The area of investigation is the Bojana River Delta and the whole Montenegro Adriatic coast, taking into consideration Albanian tributaries and Albanian marine waters influence (fig 1)

Fig. 1 The Montenegro coastal area, the Bojana river, the Bokakotorska Bay and the town of Ulcinj, areas of concentration for ADRICOSM-STAR