The objective of the Med&BS RDBFIS II project is the implementation of the regional database and interactive platform created in the previous Med&BS RDBFIS project. In particular, the platform is able to collect data relating to fishing activity in the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea and produce the outputs necessary to respond to the various national and European data calls (e.g. DCF, DCRF), as well as carry out the appropriate processing to check the quality of the outputs before being transmitted to the various datacalls. Furthermore, the project will take care of finding a suitable and accessible arrangement for the various users of the database, and developing further improvements of the same. Training and support phases are planned to expand the number of users able to use this platform.
Project partners:
COISPA: Inter-university Consortium for Sea and Water Sciences
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).
To assess the consequences of ice melting on biodiversity and functioning of the microbial food web in the pelagic ecosystem of the Terranova Bay coastal area (Ross Sea).
Invasive alien species (IAS) and climate change require the development of new capacities to protect the natural capital and manage the rapid transformation of natural resources. The project proposes the development of an integrated and shared approach to studying this issue. The goal will be pursued through technical and technological advances supported by studies to improve the information management and the use of IAS as a potential economic resource
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.