The aim of this project is to support the relevant authorities in the Mediterranean region as well as UNEP/MAP for (sub)regional cooperation useful in preparing for the next 6-year implementation cycle of the MSFD – Marine Strategy Framework Directive, through the establishment of working protocols, organization of meetings, workshops, expert platforms and synergies with other projects and initiatives aimed at promoting working groups of EU and UNEP/MAP experts.
The FAIRSEA project aims to strengthen transnational capacity and cooperation in the field of an ecosystem approach to fisheries in the Adriatic region through knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices among the partners involved.
Co4SSF develops new approaches for fisheries management to support the integrated management of the coastal strip and maritime compartments where protected habitats fall, with particular reference to the Small Scale Fisheries sector.
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.