The Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology was founded in 1977 by Professor Mr. Sofronios E. Papoutsoglou. During its operation, it was possible to continuously improve, modernize and expand both its facilities and its equipment (total area of ​​approximately 900 m²), so that today it is one of the best equipped Workshops of its kind in Europe. The Laboratory of Applied Hydrobiology is a member of the European University for the Intelligent Sustainable Management of the Urban Coastal Zone EU-CONEXUS, one of the first 17 European Super-Universities funded by the European Union.

The aim of the Laboratory is the production of scientific knowledge through research, the teaching of the cognitive fields of hydrobiology at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and the application of knowledge and transfer of technology into practice at every level. The main direction of the Laboratory is the adequate training of students and young scientists in matters of breeding aquatic organisms (fish, bivalve molluscs, decapod crustaceans), as well as mass production of phytoplankton and zooplankton organisms, but also basic and applied research in matters of Applied Hydrobiology, with the ultimate aiming at the most efficient and rational use of the aquatic environment, combining the correct application of the production methods of aquatic organisms, protection of the environment and respect for the well-being of farmed species. Thus, the graduates can provide support in matters of improving the productive characteristics of fish in conditions of intensive farming, improving production systems, control of adulteration and authenticity of catches in Greek seas, management of fisheries stocks and sustainable management of the aquatic environment.