He has 4 years of working experience in applied research in marine biology, marine resource management and conservation, fisheries technology, and fisheries impact assessment. He has participated in 3 oceanographic campaigns aboard research vessels and as “fisheries observer” in over 100 surveys aboard commercial fishing vessels (trawlers, hydraulic dredges, small-scale fisheries, longlines, tuna traps). He took part in 13 national and international projects and attended 3 international conferences. Co-author of 21 technical scientific reports and 15 peer reviewed scientific articles. His main work activities concern the experimentation of devices for bycatch reduction (Bycatch Reducing Devices), studies on the selectivity of both active and passive fishing gears, the issue of fish waste and the conservation of protected marine species.
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.
