He graduated in Marine Environmental Analysis and Management (2009) and then he specialized in Information Systems Territorial (2011). Since 2016 he has been carrying out research activities at the CNR IRBIM in Mazara del Vallo (TP) focusing mainly on the evaluation of demersal resources and the search for technological solutions capable of improving the selectivity of fishing gears. He has participated in several national and international research projects, increasing his experience in fisheries biology and technology. He is still involved in the MEDITS and CAMPBIOL monitoring activities. Member of national and international working groups dealing with the fish stock assessment and management of fishery resources. Since 2006 he has been involved in environmental education and scientific dissemination activities at the main marine protected areas of Sicily.
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.
