I graduated in Biological Sciences at the University of Genoa where I also obtained a PhD in Environmental and Marine Sciences. I have more than 25 years of experience in the field of fishery resource research, in particular in population dynamics, stock assessment and biology of the main demersal species. For several years I have been the scientific coordinator in the preparation of the Yearbook on the state of the resources exploited in the Italian seas and of the working groups promoted on the methods and acquisition of data within the Data Collection Framework (DCF). I worked for six years at the Joint Research Centre of the European Union providing scientific support to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), in particular in the areas of quantitative data analysis, stock assessment, fisheries management strategy and as head of the Mediterranean and Black Sea Data Call on the data collected under the DCF. I am a member of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF). Since December 2022 I have been working at the CNR IRBIM in Ancona as technical and scientific coordinator of the National Fisheries Data Collection Work Program, with responsibility for the management and implementation of technical and scientific support for the execution of collection activities, and the management and analysis of data in the fisheries sector for the management of fishery resources in the Mediterranean.
Supporting political and operational decisions in the fisheries sector in order to contribute to the protection of marine ecosystems and the economic well-being of the communities involved
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.