The National Inland Fisheries Research Institute (Stanisław Sakowicz Inland Fisheries Institute in Olsztyn) conducts a wide variety of research and publishing activities which aim to disseminate information about and popularize fisheries. The scientific disciplines pursued at the Institute are integral to this field's body of knowledge and include specializations such as ichthyobiology, limnology, aquatic ecology, hydrobiology, veterinary sciences, and economics.
The Institute was honored in 2003 with the Michał Oczapowski Medal for significant contributions to the agricultural sciences by the Department of Agricultural, Forestry, and Veterinarian Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences.