Graduated in Marine Biology and Ecology from the University of Genoa (2025). During my curricular internship at the Fisheries Biology Laboratory (DISTAV), I focused on the study of deep-sea trawl fisheries in the Ligurian Sea, with particular attention on the assessment of maturity stages, growth and exploitation of the blue and red shrimp (Aristeus antennatus). Subsequently, as part of a post-graduate traineeship at the Ifremer station of Sète, I worked on the biology, growth, spatio-temporal distribution and exploitation of the small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula) in the Gulf of Lion.
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.
