My main research interests concern: fisheries biology, acoustics applied to the study of marine organisms, ichthyology, ecology of the marine environment, biology and ethology of elasmobranchs. I took part in several research projects, embarking both on commercial fishing vessels and on research vessels for a total of over 150 days at sea, during and after having obtaining a Master’s degree in Marine Biology. These include the BYCATCH project, Tracking Shark for Conservation, and the SoleMon and MEDIAS research campaigns. My research activity is currently focused on the elaboration of experimental acoustic data and on the application of mathematical models for the study of the acoustic backscatter of small pelagics in the Mediterranean Sea.
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.
