Graduated in Marine Ecology and research fellow at the headquarters of Mazara del Vallo (TP) of the Institute for Biological Resources and Marine Biotechnology (IRBIM) of the National Research Council. It deals with research in the field of marine eco-biology with particular regard to the study of marine populations exploited by fishing, the understanding of the impacts of fishing on fish resources through the use of stock assessment models and the search for solutions capable of improving the selectivity of fishing gear. Head of Mission in the MEDITS experimental campaigns and member of national and international working groups dealing with stock assessment and management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean.
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.
