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During the internship period, the training and orientation activities will be supervised and assessed by an assigned mentor acting as the responsible.
The internship will be carried out at the laboratories of the CNR-IRBIM Ancona. The activities will be focused on the age estimation of different flatfish species caught during the SoleMon surveys. The intern will be involved in the otolith samples preparation, the age assessment through different techniques, data entry and preliminary analyses.
The activity involves the extraction of contaminants from sediments; extraction of contaminants from marine organisms with modern techniques.
Morphometric analysis of demersal species (fish and crustaceans) and small pelagic species, with a specific focus on reproductive biology aspects and extraction of otoliths for age determination. Investigation on the diet of hake (Merluccius merluccius) through stomach content analysis. Histological analysis of gonads of numerous pelagic and demersal fish species, crustaceans, and mollusks, in the Mediterranean and Antarctic regions. Age determination of pelagic and demersal fish species, crustaceans, mollusks, and elasmobranchs through the examination of calcareous structures (otoliths, shells, vertebrae, and spines).
The internship will be carried out at the IRBIM CNR Fisheries Biology Laboratory and at the Marine Acoustics Laboratory in Ancona. Initially, samples of anchovies (Engraulis encrasicolus), sardines (Sardina pilchardus), and sprats (Sprattus sprattus) caught during the most recent MEDIAS (MEDIterranean International Acoustic Survey) acoustic survey in the Adriatic Sea will be analyzed. Biometric measurements will be taken for each individual, and various methods for sex determination, sexual maturity determination, otolith extraction, and age reading will be applied. Subsequently, the acoustic responses of these species at different acquisition frequencies will be analyzed to identify them in the echograms collected during the echosurveys.
The in-person traineeship will accommodate both theoretical and practical sessions by means of classes tailored on the student's background and analysis of datasets provided by the supervisor. International students are welcome. Trainees will, in this case, be supervised entirely in English
The activity involves a study of the microbiome in tissues of farmed and wild fish with the aim of determining productivity, quality, safety, and sustainability. It also aims to understand the transmission pathways and fate of antibiotic residues, antibiotic resistance genes, antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and other pathogenic bacteria in aquaculture, including possible contamination from the environment Microbiological methods will be employed, including traditional culture-based technicniques (cultivation and microscopic observation) and advanced methods such as: metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, bioinformatics.
Microbial population dynamics and quantification through flow cytometry; cultivation, isolation and molecular identification of coliforms and opportunistic bacteria through 16S rRNA gene marker and host-specific genes; molecular analysis of antimicrobial-resistance profiles. Subsequent construction of microbial culture collections.
The activity involves microbiological analysis of water and sediment samples from rivers and the sea. The activity involves microbiological analysis of water and sediment samples from rivers and the sea.
Analysis of bivalve molluscs samples collected during annual standardised surveys conducted at sea. In order to evaluate the state of resources in terms of abundance and biomass, samples of bivalve molluscs (both commercial fraction and entire population) will be processed and analyzed using a video-analysis technique. The progression of the biological cycle will also be investigated monthly, depending on the variation of the environmental parameters, by determining the sex and maturity stages on fresh product samples.
The objective is to monitor recreational fishing at sea, estimate its impact, and provide tools for better resource protection. The internship will take place in person, with in-depth studies on recreational fishing at sea. These will be preparatory for collecting bibliographic material to create a dissemination guide for recreational fishermen. The student will be involved in field activities such as tagging fish caught with a fishing rod and conducting interviews with fishermen.
Sorting of macrofauna samples through a stereomicroscope and a binocular microscope; identification and classification of the most common species of molluscs, crustaceans and polychaetes.
The activity will be based on learning the basics of passive acoustics. Recognition and measurements of the sounds recorded in the Adriatic Sea, learning to distinguish between sounds of abiotic origin (deriving from natural phenomena or anthropic activities) and those of biotic origin (with a focus on dolphins and fish). We will teach the use of software dedicated to passive acoustics. Also available to carry out supervision in English.
The internship will take place in the Laboratory where the extraction from the sediment and the sorting of organisms using stereomicroscope and optical microscope.
In the laboratory, the taxonomic analysis of macrozoobenthic communities will be carried out using stereomicroscope and optical microscope
The internship will take place in the Laboratory where the extraction from the sediment and the sorting of organisms using stereomicroscope and optical microscope
Taxonomic identification and biological parameters estimation of marine species: The internship will be carried out at the laboratories during the SoleMon survey. The activities will include the taxonomic identification of marine vertebrates and invertebrates, the measurement and estimation of biological parameters of commercial species, age and growth estimation of flatfishes through different techniques; the classification of marine litter, data entry and preliminary analyses.
The activity will also include the introduction to the use of the main oceanographic scientific equipment and the necessary pre-processing software. Use of CTD Sbe19plusV2 multiparametric probe complete with software for data upload and processing; Ocean Data View software (open download); oceanographic laboratory; other laboratory are available that could complement the intern's experience.
Study of the analysis of the trophic ecology of different species of benthic crustaceans of the Adriatic Sea, with particular emphasis on the analysis of stomach contents and analysis of stable isotopes of carbon and nitrogen for the evaluation of the contribution of prey to the trophic level of the species of interest. In particular, the activities will consist of stomach extraction and determination of the feeding strategy, gonad and hepatopancreas weight for biological index analysis and muscle tissue extraction for isotopic analysis.