Fabio Fiorentino
Director of Research
Mazara Del Vallo
BASSET-MED aims to provide key information on the biodiversity and marine ecosystems of the Central Mediterranean Sea – Strait of Sicily, ecosystem services, human activities, and the risk of degradation of these ecosystems caused by anthropogenic pressures and climate change. A better understanding of ecosystem functions and biodiversity in such environments will allow for a more accurate assessment of the resulting consequences of loss due to overuse of natural capital to help evaluate the environmental and socio-economic feasibility of any management plan. These are also prerequisites for the development of a Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) framework that can integrate the ecosystem-based approach to management, with a focus on fisheries, fishery resources, vulnerable species and marine habitats. Marine and coastal ecosystems also support the Blue Growth agenda, so the project also aims to assess the links between ecosystem services and those required by the Blue Growth agenda. The project is carried out in collaboration with ISMAR CNR, NISEA, the Department of Energy, Information Engineering and Mathematical Models of the University of Palermo and the Department of Biology of the University of Rome Tor Vergata.
Referent:
Programme: Progetti di Ricerca@Cnr
Duration: February 15, 2022 - February 14, 2024
Budget: 74.920,00 €
Budget IRBIM: 74.920,00 €
Areas of Research:
Director of Research
Mazara Del Vallo
Researcher
Mazara Del Vallo
Administrative Officer
Mazara Del Vallo
Researcher
Mazara Del Vallo
Technologist
Mazara Del Vallo
Research Fellow
Mazara Del Vallo
Research Fellow
Messina
Researcher
Mazara Del Vallo
Referent:
Luca Bolognini
The project explores the influence of maritime activities on MPAs in the Mediterranean, and provides recommendations for MPA managers, MSP authorities, and businesses on how to prevent or minimize the environmental impacts of certain sectors of the blue economy.
Referent:
Iole Leonori
Monitoring, evaluation and mitigation of underwater acoustic pollution in the Adriatic sea
Referent:
Federica Grilli
Establishment of the ecological observatory system in the Adriatic Sea, shared between Italy and Croatia, to integrate ecological and oceanographic research with conservation strategies for marine Natura 2000 sites.
Referent:
Massimo Virgili
Using exclusion grids to reduce fisheries bycatch for conservation interest species in trawl fishing.
Referent:
Simone Cappello
Study and development of innovative technologies and advanced materials for use in the shipbuilding supply chain.