The Department of Ichthyobiology and Fishery is a research facility of the Polish Academy of Sciences, located in Gołysz, in the commune of Chybie. Its origins date back to 1953. Currently, the Department is doing, inter alia, research on the biological basis of fish farming, intensive methods of farming and the introduction of new species. The Department has a well-developed science base. The results are implemented in practice in the Experimental Facility of Pond Management in Gołysz.