IRBIM CNR staff has access to the oceanographic ship G. Dallaporta whose operation is guaranteed by theProgramming and Grant Office of the CNR Central Research Services Directorate, which ensures the operation of the CNR’s naval vessels. On board the Dallaporta, studies are carried out in the fields of scientific fishery, marine biology and the marine environment in general. The ship has on board all the latest scientific equipment for the study of fisheries and marine environments: echosounders of various frequencies, ecointegrator, torque meter, underwater camera, CTD probe equipped with numerous sensors for measuring various environmental parameters, rosette Multisampler for taking seawater samples at various depths, current meters, fishing winches and other equipment. In the laboratories hosted on board it is possible to immediately analyze biological and seawater samples taken during oceanographic and fishery campaigns.
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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.
