Estonian Marine Institute

Mäealuse 14
12618 Tallinn,
Harjumaa
EST
+372 671 8902

Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu
Address:   Mäealuse 14, 12618, Tallinn, Estonia
Phone:   +372 6718 902
Email:   meri@sea.ee

Registry code:   74001073
VAT number:   EE100030417

Markus Vetemaa
Director
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 671 8901
+372 515 3269
Vanemuise 46a
Jonne Kotta
Director of Research
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8935
+372 505 6583
Mäealuse 14-204, Tallinn
Marge Simo
Senior Specialist for Project Funding
+372 671 8904
Mäealuse 14-319, Tallinn
Karolin Teeveer
Assistant of Head of Office
MSc
+372 671 8902
+372 553 0826
Mäealuse 14-321, Tallinn
Markus Vetemaa
Head of Office, Professor in Fisheries
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 671 8901
+372 515 3269
Vanemuise 46a
Tatjana Velikanova
Cleaner (employment contract suspended) 0.4 p

Fisheries Information Unit

Silver Sirp
Specialist in Fish Processing
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
Ave Menets
Specialist of Training
+372 517 5003 (5003)
Kalda 1a, Pärnu

Unit of Salmon and Trout

Martin Kesler
Head, Research Fellow in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 5627 8606
Vanemuise 46a
Imre Taal
Research Fellow in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 737 5092
Vanemuise 46a
Roland Svirgsden
Senior Specialist in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
MSc (Zoology and Hydrobiology)
+372 5621 1363
Vanemuise 46a

Unit of Pelagic Fishes

Elor Sepp
Head, Ichthyologist
MSc (Zoology and Hydrobiology)
+372 521 7789
Vanemuise 46a
Tiit Raid
Associate Professor in Fisheries Biology
PhD
+372 671 8953
Mäealuse 14-224, Tallinn
Timo Arula
Associate Professor in Marine Ecosystems
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 5665 5311
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Ain Lankov
Research Fellow in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
PhD (Ecology)
+372 443 3800
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Heli Špilev
Ichthyologist
MSc (Biology)
+372 443 4416
+372 511 3279
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Tenno Drevs
Laboratory Assistant
PhD (Ecology)
+372 671 8958
Mäealuse 14-219, Tallinn
Andrus Hallang
Ichthyologist
MSc (Marine Biologist-Environmental Specialist)
+372 671 8956
Mäealuse 14-219, Tallinn

Unit of Lake Peipsi Fisheries

Väino Vaino
Head
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 506 0158
Vanemuise 46a
Teet Krause
Ichthyologist 0.25 p
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 737 5069
Vanemuise 46a
Laur Tammeorg
Ichtyologist (employment contract suspended)
MSc (Biology and Eco-innovation)

Group of Coastal Fishery

Redik Eschbaum
Head, Research Fellow in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 737 5095
+372 508 7553
Vanemuise 46a
Lauri Saks
Associate Professor in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science 0.5 p
PhD (Animal Ecology)
+372 5566 0908
Vanemuise 46a
Mehis Rohtla
Associate Professor in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 5394 5308
Vanemuise 46a
Aare Verliin
Research Fellow in Ichthyology and Fisheries Science
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 5341 3373
Vanemuise 46a
Anu Albert
Research Fellow in Fisheries and Ichthyology Science
PhD (Ichtyology and Fishery)
Vanemuise 46a
Heikki Luhamaa
Junior Research Fellow in Fisheries Science
MSc (Botany and Mycology)
Janek Lees
Senior Specialist of Fisheries
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
Vanemuise 46a
Kristiina Jürgens
Laboratory Assistant
MSc (Ichtyology and Fishery)
+372 557 4864
Vanemuise 46
Mari-Liis Põlme
Laboratory Assistant
MSc (Zoology and Hydrobiology)
+372 5662 1879
Vanemuise 46a
Viktor Kajalainen
Ichthyologist
MSc (Ecology of Waters)
+372 5323 5063
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu

Unit of Ocean Fisheries

Liivika Näks
Head of the Unit of Ocean Fisheries
+372 5664 8125
Mäealuse 14, Tallinn
Georg Martin
Head of Office, Professor in Marine Biology
PhD (Botany and Mycology)
+372 671 8936
+372 516 3943
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Tiina Paalme
Associate Professor in Marine Biology
PhD (Ecology)
+372 554 2901
Mäealuse 14-206, Tallinn
Kaire Torn
Associate Professor in Marine Biology
PhD (Botany and Mycology)
+372 671 8945
+372 5304 3600
Mäealuse 14-206, Tallinn
Liina Pajusalu
Associate Professor in Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Andres Jaanus
Research Fellow in Marine Biology
PhD (Botany and Mycology)
+372 509 7792
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Tiia Möller-Raid
Research Fellow in Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 502 7672
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Arno Põllumäe
Research Fellow in Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8974
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Jack Royd Hall
Junior Research Fellow in Marine Biology
MSc
+372 671 8951
Mäealuse 14-218, Tallinn
Oskar Rumm
Junior Research Fellow in Marine Biology
MSc (Biology and Eco-innovation)
+372 671 8900
Mäealuse 14-218, Tallinn
Greta Reisalu
Head of the Marine Biology Laboratory
MSc (Zoology and Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8961
Mäealuse 14-220, Tallinn
Maria Põldma
Senior Specialist of Marine Biology
PhD (Zoology and Hydrobiology)
+372 443 3800
Vana-Sauga 28, Pärnu
Kaire Kaljurand
Senior Specialist in Marine Biology
+372 671 8974
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Kristina Tiivel
Project Manager
+372 671 8976
+372 508 8517
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Martin Teeveer
Coordinator
+372 671 8972
+372 506 5834
Mäealuse 14-205, Tallinn
Marko Rõõmusoks
Hydrochemistry Laboratory Assistant
MSc (Applied Chemistry and Biotechnology)
+372 671 8962
Mäealuse 14-122, Tallinn
Andres Kalk
Coordinator
+372 671 8908
+372 505 6066
Mäealuse 14-318, Tallinn
Teemar Püss
Coordinator
MSc (Marine Biologist-Environmental Specialist)
+372 5805 3985
Saaremaa
Kristiina Fuchs
Laboratory Assistant
MSc (Science)
+372 671 8962
Mäealuse 14-122, Tallinn
Eliise Uueni
Specialist in Marine Biology
+372 671 8900
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Lauri London
Laboratory Assistant
+372 671 8974
Mäealuse 14-403, Tallinn
Annely Enke
Laboratory Assistant
MSc (Marine Biologist-Environmental Specialist)
+372 5664 7252
Saaremaa
Elisa Rajas
Specialist in Marine Biology
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Gerli Albert
Specialist in Marine Biology 0.5 p
PhD (Hydrobiology and Fishery)
+372 671 8951
Mäealuse 14-218, Tallinn
Kätlin Jeedas
Specialist in Marine Biology 0.4 p
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Jekaterina Jefimova
Head of Hydrochemistry Laboratory 0.75 p
PhD (Environmental Technology)
+372 671 8900
+372 671 8974
Mäealuse 14 Tallinn
Karina Kelareva
Specialist in Marine Biology
+372 671 8900
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Greete Tarkin
Specialist in Marine Biology 0.6 p
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Keili Saava
Specialist in Marine Biology 0.4 p
+372 671 8900
Mäealuse 14-127, Tallinn
Anneliis Kõivupuu
Head of Office, Research Fellow in Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology and Fishery)
+372 671 8949
Mäealuse 14-216, Tallinn
Jonne Kotta
Professor in Marine Ecology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8935
+372 505 6583
Mäealuse 14-204, Tallinn
Robert Aps
Associate Professor in Ecology
cand (Biology)
+372 671 8942
+372 506 2597
Mäealuse 14-215, Tallinn
Helen Orav-Kotta
Associate Professor of Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8935
+372 512 7173
Mäealuse 14-204, Tallinn
Kristjan Herkül
Associate Professor in Marine Biology
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8929
Mäealuse 14-223, Tallinn
Ülo Suursaar
Associate Professor in Modelling of Marine Systems
PhD (Geography)
+372 671 8950
+372 556 65584
Mäealuse 14-217, Tallinn
Francisco Rafael Barboza Gonzalez
Associate Professor in Marine Systems
PhD
+372 671 8928
Mäealuse 14-203, Tallinn
Robert Szava-Kovats
Research Fellow
PhD (Landscape Ecology and Environmental Technology)
+372 511 7368
Vanemuise 46
Imtiyaz Badaruddin Beleem
Research Fellow in Marine Systems 0.75 p
PhD (Zoology)
+372 671 8928
+372 5394 5603
Kristiina Nurkse
Research Fellow in Marine Systems
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8928
Mäealuse 14-203, Tallinn
Ilmar Kotta
Senior Specialist in Marine Biology
PhD (Ecology)
+372 671 8935
Mäealuse 14-204, Tallinn
Liisi Lees
Senior Specislist in Marine Systems
MSc
+372 671 8949
Mäealuse 14-216, Tallinn
Sander Loite
Specialist of Marine Systems 0.4 p
MSc (Science Media Production)
Mäealuse 14, Tallinn
Ants Tammik
Specialist of Marine Systems 0.4 p
Mäealuse 14, Tallinn
Merli Rätsep
Research Fellow in Marine Biology (employment contract suspended)
PhD (Hydrobiology)
Kelli Richardson
Specialist of Marine Systems (employment contract suspended)
MSc (Ecology of Waters)
Tiit Kutser
Head of Office, Professor in Remote Sensing and Marine Optics
PhD (Environmental Physics)
+372 671 8947
+372 5303 7804
Mäealuse 14-225, Tallinn
Martin Ligi
Associate Professor in Remote Sensing and Marine Optics
PhD (Environmental Technology)
Vanemuise 46
Ele Vahtmäe
Associate Professor in Remote Sensing and Marine Optics
PhD (Hydrobiology)
+372 671 8946
Mäealuse 14-402, Tallinn
Kaire Toming
Associate Professor in Remote Sensing and Marine Optics
PhD (Hydrobiology)
Tuuli Soomets
Associate Professor in Remote Sensing and Marine Optics
PhD (Ecology)
Laura Argus
Senior Specialist for Remote Sensing
MSc (Environmental Technology)