Periklis Kleitou holds a BSc in Environmental Biology and Education (University of Brighton, UK) (2011-2014) and an MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture (University of St Andrews, UK) (2014-2017). During his first degree (2011-2014), he was also working part-time at Marine and Environmental Research (MER) Lab Ltd (Cyprus), while since 2014; he started working full-time and concurrently attended a distance-learning MSc. He has been involved and participated in several research programs/projects related to the marine ecosystem, collection and analysis of fishery and biological data, monitoring of non-indigenous species, evaluation of anthropogenic impacts, environmental monitoring, habitat mapping, and baseline surveys, sustainable aquaculture development as well as actions related to the dissemination and increase of the public environmental awareness. He holds good relationships with stakeholders, such as fishermen, aquaculture farmers, and local and public bodies. He is a certified diver (FDI Free Diver, PADI Advanced Diver, PADI Deep Dive), boat captain, and first-aid agent during his compulsory military service in Cyprus (2009-2011), he graduated as the top from the 70th school of Navy Seals.

Email: pkleitou@merresearch.com