The fishery biology laboratory deals with the study and management of the main fishery resources in order to assess the state of exploitation of demersal stocks. L’attività di ricerca spazia dalla dinamica di popolazione, all’approccio ecosistemico per la gestione delle risorse; dall’analisi della morfologia funzionale degli otoliti, alla valutazione del potenziale riproduttivo di specie demersali; dallo studio delle reti trofiche demersali, all’analisi quali-quantitativa delle microplastiche presenti in pesci e crostacei decapodi; dall’identificazione genetica di stock ittici, all’analisi della biodiversità strutturale e funzionale delle comunità marine; dalla selettività degli attrezzi da pesca, all’effetto delle attività di pesca sulle comunità bentoniche.
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.
