At the CNR in Ancona from the late 1980s as a student, he had several TD contracts until October 2001, year in which he won an open-ended competition as CTER. He was responsible for the development of a system for the monitoring of commercial catches of different fish species and related collection of related environmental parameters (FOOS) based on the use of commercial fishing vessels deployed in the Adriatic Sea. He is the technical manager of underwater TV equipment (UWTV) used for the assessment of the populations of Nephrops norvegicus in the Central Adriatic. He was involved in the collection and processing of biological samples and in the determination of age in fish species under the national programme for the collection of fisheries data (application of the European Union Data Collection Regulation No. 1543/2000).
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.
