The program provides for the monitoring of the Water Component according to the type of chemical-physical variations of the waters of the Acquarotta Canal and the lake of Lesina potentially induced by the works of “Mitigation of geomorphological hazard in Lesina Marina: General measures in the vicinity of the Acquarotta canal”.
To contribute to the development of sites and infrastructures in the aquaculture sector and reduce the environmental impact of interventions in the Apulia Region.
CNR IRBIM partner with SZN, the University of Naples Federico II, the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Mezzogiorno, the University of Sannio, the University of Suor Orsola Benincasa, the University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, ENEA and INGV to carry out maritime spatial planning for the Campania Region.
To protect and maintain/restore the biodiversity and ecosystems of the Lesina Lagoon through management, maintenance/restoration and integrative monitoring of the NATURA 2000 site affected by fishing activities and through a participatory approach among stakeholders (policy makers, researchers, fishermen) who share responsibilities and interests on the lagoon ecosystem.
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.