I’m one of those people who knew from an early age that she would be a marine biologist. Nature has always fascinated me and I was my parents’ nightmare as I brought home all kinds of animals, even scorpions. The path to realize this dream has been tortuous with a long course of studies. At first I believed that cetaceans would be my future, but during my studies I discovered the “fisheries” sector thanks to an elective course, during which I embarked for my first research cruises aboard the CNR research vessel Dallaporta. At the moment I am dealing with the analysis of the benthic component sampled in the SoleMon experimental trawl campaign within the National Program for Fishery Data Collection. I hope to keep on walking this path with plenty of satisfactions.
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.
