SOS Gargano sees the establishment of an A.T.S. with the Municipality of Lesina in order to set up an advanced, multifunctional Service Center offering professional services to the fishery and aquaculture sectors. The project will also include demonstrations regarding the processing of local products and the making of some typical products from the lagoon environments. SOS Gargano also supports investments with the aim of improving and facilitating the world of Small Scale artisanal and lagoon fishery in enhancing the so-called “minor catch” and the intertwining of fishery, typical and traditional agricultural and artisanal activities. The project sees CNR IRBIM in the role of trainer of fishery operators.
Agreement aimed at collaboration for the joint installation of scientific instrumentation in the marine area in front of Senigallia (AN) for the development of research of common interest within the MORSE project.
To provide key information on the biodiversity and marine ecosystems of the Central Mediterranean Sea - Strait of Sicily, the ecosystem services provided, human activities and pressures due to humans and climate change.
To verify the environmental impacts on the marine environment caused by sediment delivery operations from dredging works at the Port of Numana (Ancona).
The research activities of the Institute are carried out in the context of research, development and innovation projects, both national and international, based on regional funding programs (POR FEAMPA - Regional Operational Program of the European Maritime Affairs Fisheries Fund and Aquaculture and POR FESR - Regional Operational Program of the European Regional Development Fund) or ministerial (PRIN - Projects of relevant national interest, PNRA - National Research Program in Antarctica, PO FEAMPA - National Operational Program European Maritime Affairs Fisheries and Aquaculture Fund) , programs for European Territorial Cooperation (Interreg), direct funding programs of the European Commission (Horizon2020 and Horizon Europe, Life, JPI - Joint Programming Initiatives, ERA-NET Cofund) and thematic collaboration initiatives managed by international organizations such as, for example , the FAO - GFCM (General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean). The Institute also develops funded projects in the context of collaborations with private companies in the sectors of the blue economy as well as technology transfer and research results. Research projects, mainly of a collaborative nature, are developed through a wide network of partners that include major Italian and foreign research institutions and universities.