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

Researcher

Ancona

Research Projects

NBFC

National Biodiversity Future Center

Referent:
Gian Marco Luna

The first National Centre for Research and Biodiversity

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EMODnet Chemistry (advisor)

European Marine Observation and Data Network, theme: Chemistry

Referent:
Stefano Guicciardi o Guizzardi

Collect, validate and provide access to and generate marine chemistry data relevant to the implementation of the MSFD

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STEORIMA

Agreement

Referent:
Massimo Virgili

Using exclusion grids to reduce fisheries bycatch for conservation interest species in trawl fishing.

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BASSET-MED

Biodiversity Assessment, Socio-economic SErvices, and anthropogenic Threats evaluation in the central MEDditerranean

Referent:
Germana Garofalo

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.

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Monitoring of the Acquarotta Canal - Lesina Lagoon

Water Component Monitoring – Acquarotta Lesina Canal

Referent:
Antonietta Specchiulli

Environmental monitoring of the Acquarotta canal - Lesina lagoon

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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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