CNR IRBIM coordinates the National Program for Fishery Data Collection (PNRDA), conducted through a national partnership of research organizations, universities and private entities. Researchers belonging to the Institutes CNR IAS and CNR IREAalso participate in this Program. The PNRDA is formulated under the European Regulations establishing a Community framework for the collection, management and use of data in the fisheries sector and support for scientific advice relating to the Common Fisheries Policy (Data Collection Framework – Regulation (EU) 2017/1004). The basic purpose of this Program is to provide national and European 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), biological, environmental, technical and socio-economic data and appropriate tools to undertake planning interventions and adopt management measures in line with the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP).
To introduce new knowledge and effective catching techniques aimed at reducing fisheries discard by reducing the impact of fishing activities on the lagoon environment.
Monitoring the possible impact resulting from the presence, installation or removal of offshore platforms and/or pipelines on the biotic and abiotic components of the marine environment.
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.
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.