Researcher at the National Research Council of Italy (CNR) since 1990 and Senior Researcher at IRBIM Ancona since 2001 (formerly ISMAR until 2018). Previously, Associate Expert at the Delegation of the European Community in the Pacific (Fiji and Solomon Islands) from 1987 to 1989, and contract researcher at the Marine Biology and Fisheries Laboratory in Fano, University of Bologna, from 1982 to 1987. From 2007 to 2010, International Coordinator of the EU FP6 Project “SARDONE – Improving assessment and management of small pelagic species in the Mediterranean”, Contract No. 044294 (2007–2010). Head of the CNR ISMAR Ancona office from 2004 to 2009. From September 2009 to March 2021, Senior Fisheries Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), serving as international coordinator of two FAO projects. AdriaMed (http://www.faoadriamed.org) “Scientific Cooperation to Support Responsible Fisheries in the Adriatic Sea” e MedSudMed (http://www.faomedsudmed.org) “Assessment and Monitoring of the Fishery Resources and the Ecosystems in the Straits of Sicily” entrambi finanziati dal MiPAAF e dalla DG-MARE della Commissione Europea. Specialist in biology, ecology and sustainable exploitation strategies of fishery resources with more than 40 years of experience in the field. Author of more than 100 peer reviewed publications and technical reports in the field of fisheries biology, ecology and management of fisheries resources. Member of national (mipaaf) and international (FAO-GFCM) fisheries management committees.
To provide national and EU administrations, as well as regional-level fisheries management bodies such as the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), with scientific data and appropriate tools to undertake programming interventions and adopt management measures in line with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
Supporting political and operational decisions in the fisheries sector in order to contribute to the protection of marine ecosystems and the economic well-being of the communities involved
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.
