ENI Lotto 2

Monitoring of impacts from installation or removal of offshore platforms and pipelines

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The project, funded by ENI S.p.A, aims to verify the possible impact resulting from the presence, installation or removal of offshore extraction platforms and/or pipelines on the biotic and abiotic components of the marine environment. This is a multidisciplinary research program that is based on scientific activities toward investigating the water column, planktonic communities, sediments, the presence of pollutants and biomarkers in marine organisms, the benthic community and fish populations. Environmental risk analysis, marine mammal and reptile sightings, and MMO activities are also performed. The project is being carried out under an RTI formed by the Lead Partner OGS of Trieste and the partners CNR IRBIM, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn of Naples, SHELTER S.r.l. of Milan, CIBM of Livorno, UNIVPM of Ancona, and AGROLAB Ambiente S.r.l of Carrara.

Referent:

Elisa Punzo

Researcher

Ancona

SCOPRI DI PIÙ

Duration: January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2023

Budget: 9.500.000,00 €

Budget IRBIM: 2.394.000,00 €

Areas of Research:

Anthropogenic impacts on biota and marine and lagoon ecosystems

TEAM

Luca Bolognini

Researcher

Ancona

Elisa Punzo

Researcher

Ancona

Vera Salvalaggio

Technologist

Ancona

Anna Nora Tassetti

Senior Researcher

Ancona

Research Projects

ELIFE

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Referent:
Alessandro Lucchetti, Sara Bonanomi

The LIFE ELIFE project aims to improve the conservation of elasmobranch species (sharks and rays) by promoting better conservation practices in the context of professional fishing in the Mediterranean Sea, through the implementation of pilot and demonstration actions in several Italian ports.

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CsiClic

Carbon and silica pelagic benthic coupling processes in the Southern Ocean

Referent:
Emanuela Frapiccini

Studying the early diagenesis processes that occur in the first centimetres of sediments at the bottom of the Southern Ocean.

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ECOSS

ECOlogical observing System in the Adriatic Sea: oceanographic observations for biodiversity

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.

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PNRDA - National Program for Fishery Data Collection

National program for the collection and management of biological, environmental, technical and socio-economic data for fisheries management

Referent:
Enrico Arneri

To provide national and EU administrations, as well as regional-level fisheries management bodies such as the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), with scientific data and appropriate tools to undertake programming interventions and adopt management measures in line with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).

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PHAROS4MPAs

Blue Economy and marine conservation: safeguarding Mediterranean MPAs to achieve Good Environmental Status

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.

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Research Projects

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.

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