Marine biologist with honors from Università Politecnica delle Marche, specializing in marine biodiversity conservation and sustainable fisheries management. My thesis focused on elasmobranch abundance trends in the Adriatic Sea and the impact of professional fishing on benthopelagic communities. I later conducted research at CNR-IRBIM Ancona on recreational fishing effects, acquiring expertise in species-specific management strategies. Currently pursuing a PhD within the FishMed program, I am investigating the ecological footprint of recreational fisheries and contributing to the development of sustainable management approaches.
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.
