The aim of ARIEL Plus is to support the transferability and durability of the main results of the ARIEL project towards an open innovation for the small scale fishing and aquaculture sectors in the Adriatic-Ionian area, contributing to a smart and sustainable blue growth of the Adriatic-Ionic communities. The project intends to make the best use of the approach, strategies and tools developed in the three years of joint implementation of the ARIEL project, capitalizing and expanding the network of knowledge and cooperation put in place between local, regional, national public authorities, research and operators of small scale fishing and aquaculture. Building on a deep understanding of the challenges of SSF and QA at regional and ADRION level, as well as a number of policy and technical recommendations provided in the previous project, ARIEL plus aims to:
– strengthen the transnational dimension of ARIEL results and knowledge through awareness-raising activities for beneficiaries and stakeholders;
– provide its own transnational contribution to leverage future initiatives and investments in the artisanal fisheries sector and the AQ of the Adriatic and Ionian area, building capacity for potential beneficiaries and expanding the ARIEL innovation community.
NAUTILOS was created with the goal of complementing and expanding existing observational instruments and services in the EU, and enabling the collection of marine data with greater spatial resolution, temporal regularity, and length than currently available.
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.
To provide key information on the biodiversity and marine ecosystems of the Central Mediterranean Sea - Strait of Sicily, the ecosystem services provided, human activities and pressures due to humans and climate change.
Bring together the key players in Blue Biotechnologies in the Mediterranean and increase their innovation capacity and coordination in order to unlock the innovation potential in the field through joint transnational initiatives.
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.