Built in 1989, Tecnopesca II belongs to the Ancona headquarters of IRBIM CNR and operates mainly in the Adriatic Sea, where it is used for multidisciplinary research activities, ranging from physical, chemical and biological oceanography to fishing, microbiology and in general to monitoring of the anthropic impact along the marine coastal area. The vessel’s scientific equipment includes a winch, a seafloor mapping system (MBES – Multy Beams Echo Sounder), ROV, CTD, crane, water and sediment sampling instruments, Trimble SPS 855GNSS GPS with differential corrections, sensor system for measuring vessel motion,
trim and motion compensation, gyrocompass.
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.
