4-year working experience in applied research in marine biology, management and conservation of marine resources, fisheries technologies and assessement of fisheries impacts. His main research activities involve the testing of Bycatch Reducing Devices for protected marine species, the study on fishing gear selectivity, the issue of fisheries waste and the sustainable use of marine resources. He took part in 2 oceanographic cruises aboard research vessels and in over 100 monitorings as fishery observer aboard commercial fishing vessels (artisanal fishery, fishing and hydraulic dredges). He contributed to 6 national and international projects and co-authored 10 scientific and technical reports as well as 4 peer-reviewed papers.
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.
