Carmen Ferra' Vega

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Double Master’s degree in Marine Sciences and Environmental Sciences from the University of Cádiz, Spain (2012), Master of Science in Marine Ecology from the University of the Balearic Islands, Spain (2015), and PhD in FishMed from the University of Bologna, Italy (2026), with a thesis focused on the study of bottom trawling activities through fishing vessel geolocation systems as a tool to support an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. Since 2014, she has been carrying out research activities at CNR-IRBIM in Ancona in the fields of sustainable fisheries management and Maritime Spatial Planning. Her work focuses on the analysis of geospatial data derived from fishing fleet monitoring systems, the characterisation of fishing effort, the study of interactions between fisheries and marine ecosystems, and the development of decision-support tools. She collaborates with international working groups and initiatives (GFCM and ICES) dedicated to the use of spatial fisheries data for scientific and management purposes. She is also involved in promoting Open Science, implementing FAIR principles in research data management, and publishing scientific datasets. She is the author and co-author of more than 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications and over 60 national and international technical reports.

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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.

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