Projects

Research Projects and Reports

No.

Project Code

Title

Principal Investigator

Date Granted

Status

RC/SR-DVC-CEMB/22/01

Formation. Characteristic and advection of harmful algal blooms (HABs) along northern Omani coast

Dr. Sergey Dobretsov

January 2022
(years 2)

Ongoing

RF/DVC/CEMB/23/01

Cultivation trials of the two most abundant seaweed species

Dr. Khalid Al Subhi

September 2023

(1 years)

Ongoing

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	EG/DVC/CEMB/21/01	Metabarcoding the Global Fouling Community	Dr. Madjid Delghandi	September 2021 (1 year and 6 months extension)	Completed
2	IG/DVC/CEMB/21/01	Biological and biophysical characteristics of algal blooms in Omani coastal waters	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	January 2021 (2 years)	Completed
3	CL/SQU-QU/CEMB/20/01	Regional comparison of coral reefs between Qatar and Oman: examining the role of environment in shaping the health of coral reefs and their microbiomes	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	June 21 2020 (2 years and 6 months extension)	Completed
4	EG/SQU-OT/20/01	Prevention of biofouling by low toxic ZnO nanocomposite coatings	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	January 2020 (2 years and 1 year extension)	Completed
5	IG/DVC/CEMB/18/01	A step toward commercial aquaculture of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) in Oman	Dr. Madjid Delghandi	January 2018 (3 years and 3 years extension)	Completed

Collaborative Grants

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Year Granted	Status
1	CL/SQU-SA/18/01	Antifouling, photocatalytic track-etched nano-filter	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	March 2018 (2 years)	Completed
2	CL/SQU/IIUM/09/01	Heavy metal contamination in fish and shellfish	Dr. Stephen Goddard	March 2009 (3 years)	Completed

Agriculture and Fisheries Development Fund

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	EG/DVC/MBIO/13/01	Design and testing of an aquaponics (fish/hydroponic plant) production system for use in a hot arid environment	Dr. Stephen Goddard	March 2013 (2 years)	Completed

Internal Grants

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	IG/DVC/CEMB/19/01	Diversity, genetics and biological activities of soft corals Sinularia spp. and Sarcophyton spp. (Octocorallia) in Omani coast	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	January 2019 (1 year and 2 years extension)	Completed
2	IG/DVC/CEMB/17/02	Spatial genetic structure of tropical spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus) – Using novel methods to support a new era of fisheries management and regulation-	Dr. Madjid Delghandi	February 2017 (8 months)	Completed
3	IG/DVC/CEMB/17/01	Epizoic diatom community on marine turtles from Omani coasts: an ultrastructural and biogeographical analysis	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	January 2017 (2 years)	Completed
4	IG/DVC/CEMB/14/01	Development and characterization of microsatellite markers in scalloped spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus)	Dr. Madjid Delghandi	January 2014 (2 years)	Completed

External Grant

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	ONRG-CSP-N62909-17-1-2135	Second GCC Marine Biotechnology Conference	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	August 2017 (4 months)	Completed

The Research Council Grants

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	RC/DVC/CEMB/14/01	Spatial genetic structure of tropical spiny lobster (Panulirus homarus) Using novel methods to support a new era of fisheries management and regulation	Dr. Madjid Delghandi	September 2014 (3 years and 6 months)	Completed
2	RC/DVC/CEMB/13/01	Larval culture of the tropical spiny lobster,Panulirus homarus, a new candidate species for aquaculture in Oman	Dr. Wenresti Gallardo	December 2013 (3 years and 1 year extension)	Completed

Consultancy Agreements

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	CR/DVC/CEMB/20/02	Harmful algae in water samples	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	July 2020 (4 months)	Completed
2	CR/DVC/CEMB/18/02	First survey of epibentic diatom communities on marine invertebrates from Omani coasts: a taxonomical, ecological and biomimetic analysis	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	June 2018 (1 year and 7 months and 1 year extension)	Completed
3		Diversity, genetics and biological activities of soft corals Sinularia spp. and Sarcophyton spp. (Octocorallia) in Omani Coast	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	June 2018 (7 months)	Completed
4	CR/DVC/CEMB/18/01	Investigation of the effect of environmental factors on harmful algal blooms in Majis Desalination Plant, Sohar Port	Dr. Sergey Dobretsov	April 2018 (1 year)	Completed

Deanship of Research Fund

No.	Project Code	Title	Principal Investigator	Date Granted	Status
1	RF/DVC/CEMB/20/01	Marine gel particles of Oman: exploration and characterisation	Dr. Aisha Al-Wahaibi	January 2020 (1 year and 6 months extension)	Completed