The project aims to study and develop of innovative technologies for use in environmental monitoring and safety at sea for navigation and risk control. It is intended to help reduce the existing gap in remote control processes and, above all, improve the interaction and integration of data, both environmental and process data into navigation and ship system management activities. All aimed at reducing risks and safeguarding the coastal and offshore marine environment. The expected results in Realizable Objective (OR) OR1 are to optimize and develop advanced sensor technology for use on multiple remotely manageable sensing platforms that are linked together in real time and functional for various uses, from “sensitive sites” to conservation areas. OR2 aspires to define an integrated system for active control, in terms of maritime traffic, system-ship behavior and environmental surveillance. Instead, the expected outcome of OR3 is the experimental design and implementation of fixed systems such as intelligent modular buoys and mobile systems such as autonomous and/or wire-guided vehicles (DRONEs and ROVs) for functional and environmental safety monitoring of vessels and the marine environment in which they transit or stop. The three ORs are integrated with each other with an inseparable functional interaction of product-process-management. What has been studied and developed will be of considerable value to the companies involved in terms of visibility and competitiveness, with an expected economic and especially employment return.
Protection, promotion and enhancement of the land-sea ecosystems of Ancona and Conero Park and contribute to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 11, 14 and 15 of Agenda 2030.
ADRIREEF tests innovative actions to assess the suitability of natural and artificial reefs for the development of sustainable activities and in line with Blue Economy principles.
Supporting political and operational decisions in the fisheries sector in order to contribute to the protection of marine ecosystems and the economic well-being of the communities involved
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.