“Attenti a quei 4!” IRBIM CNR and ISPRA’s Citizen Science campaign for the sighting of alien species in the Mediterranean Sea
To inform citizens, explain how to recognise them and monitor the presence and distribution of invasive species in our seas
In the video, the latest sighting, along the Calabrian coast, of the lionfish, which has very long and thin venomous spines on its dorsal, anal and pelvic fins. These are the first video images testifying to the presence of the species in Italian seas.
The lionfish is one of the most invasive species in the world. The video was made in Calabria as part of the citizen science campaign Attenti a quei 4! promoted by Ispra and IRBIM CNR for alien species sightings in the Mediterranean, in collaboration with the AlienFish project.
ISPRA and CNR-IRBIM recall the joint campaign between the two institutes, in collaboration with the Alien Fish.