I am Claudia, I have a master degree in Marine Ecobiology, and I am very passionate about marine life and its ecosystems. During my career I studied the fish communities that inhabit seagrass meadows of Posidonia oceanica and Cymodocea nodosa. . I gained experience in the identification of the most common fish species in the Mediterranean Sea, and I had experience in fieldwork with visual census methods. Last year I collaborated with Muma, Museum of Milazzo, ME, Italy, where I participated in scientific divulgation activities for schools and tourists, and in field activities (fish visual census and whale watching) inside the Marine Protected Area of Capo Milazzo. Moreover, I participated in many workshops and summer schools to enhance and enrich my knowledge of ecological and ecosystem restoration; of ecological processes in marine biogeography; seagrass monitoring; marine protected area.
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.
