Marine biologist and fisheries researcher, she graduated in Marine Biology at UNIVPM in 2010. Between 2010 and 2011, she carried out research activities at DOP-IMAR of the Univeristy of Azores. In 2014, she defended her PhD at DTU Aqua, Denmark, in collaboration with the University of Oslo and the Greenland Climate Research Centre. Since 2015, she has been conducting research at CNR-IRBIM in Ancona, focusing on applied research for the sustainable management and conservation of marine resources, with particular expertise in fishing technology, assessment of fishing impacts, mitigation of interactions between fisheries and marine biodiversity. Her research focuses primarily on the conservation of vulnerable species threatened by professional fisheries and on the development of participatory approaches for monitoring changes in marine biodiverisity in the Mediterranean Sea, involving fishers and other relevant stakeholders. She is author and co-author of more than 40 scientific publications in international peer-reviewed journals, as well as numerous technical and scientific reports. She has been involved, including as scientific coordinator, in several national and international research projects. Her field experience includes hundreds of biological sampling activities and experimental trials of alternative fishing gears conducted aboard commercial fishing vessels, including trawlers and small-scale fishing vessels, as well as national and international research vessels.
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 LIFE ELIFE project aims to improve the conservation of elasmobranch species (sharks and rays) by promoting better conservation practices in the context of professional fishing in the Mediterranean Sea, through the implementation of pilot and demonstration actions in several Italian ports.
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.