ENDRIMUS

ENvironmental DRIvers affecting fattening and calcification process of wild and farmed MUSsels in the Adriatic Sea

Mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) are the most important species for mollusc production in Italy. In recent years, both farmed and wild mussels have shown problems in terms of reduced meat yield and increased shell fragility, which negatively affect their quality and, consequently, their market value. Since farming techniques have not been substantially modified over time and the changes also affect wild populations, these impacts are inevitably caused by environmental phenomena that have occurred in recent years. ENDRIMUS will assess which environmental factors mainly influence the growth and quality of farmed and wild mussel populations along the Italian Adriatic coast along a latitudinal gradient. To this end, the physical and biochemical characteristics, as well as the biological variables of the water column, will be investigated, together with the abundance and composition of the phytoplankton community, which represent an important source of food for these filter feeders. Biological analyses related to growth and meat content and an in-depth study of the shell characteristics at macro, micro and nanoscale will be carried out on samples of farmed and wild mussels collected from different sites, in order to evaluate how this bivalve species is sensitive to changes in environmental conditions.

The project is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.

Referent:

Alessandra Spagnolo

Researcher

Ancona

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Acronym: ENDRIMUS

Duration: November 30, 2023 - November 29, 2025

Budget: 237.249,00 €

Budget IRBIM: 81.294,00 €

Contacts: alessandra.spagnolo@cnr.it

Areas of Research:

TEAM
Adele Basho

Scholarship holder

Ancona

Andrea Belardinelli

Technical Collaborator

Ancona

Giuseppe Caccamo

Technical Collaborator

Ancona

Alessandra Campanelli

Researcher

Ancona

Gianna Fabi

Director of Research

Ancona

Federica Grilli

Researcher

Ancona

Stefano Guicciardi o Guizzardi

Director of Research

Ancona

Mauro Marini

Director of Research

Ancona

Luca Montagnini

Research Fellow

Ancona

Filippo Pandolfi

Research Fellow

Ancona

Alessandra Spagnolo

Researcher

Ancona

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