Institute: Ancona, Mazara Del Vallo, Messina
The objectives of this area of research are to quantify overfishing, promote the sustainable use of biological resources in seas and oceans and produce better knowledge on the state of fish stocks, both in terms of fishing pressure and their abundance at sea. These objectives are pursued by studying the population structure, connectivity and distribution of fishing resources, making more accurate stock status assessments, developing methods to simulate the effects of different management measures (for example, the identification and mapping of Essential Fish Habitats), acquiring greater knowledge on the biology and ecology of the exploited species, and integrating traditional methodologies (direct observations, population dynamics analysis, acoustic surveys) with innovative methodologies (–omics and DNA-based). To reconcile the use and conservation of species and habitats, without compromising the goods and services provided by marine ecosystems, the research is also oriented towards the evaluation of the dynamics of multi-specific stocks, the spatial management of multi-specific fisheries, to Marine Protected Areas (MPA) and Fishery Restricted Areas (FRA) to understand the benefits deriving from protection and conservation activities, to the definition of management units based on ecosystem production processes (biological productivity and socio-economic profits), and to the study of the impacts of fishiery on non-target species and ecosystems, including the direct and indirect impact of certain types of fishing on the seabed, on their complexity and on the benthic biota.
Referent:
Silvia Angelini
Implementating and expanding the regional database and platform established with the Med&BS RDFIS project
Referent:
Alessandro Lucchetti
Provide the Regional Administration and operators in the sector with technical-scientific information for a rational and sustainable management of clam fishing with hydraulic dredges.
Referent:
Tommaso Scirocco
To build an advanced, multifunctional Service Center and support Small Scale artisanal fishing in the Gargano.
Referent:
Michela Martinelli
NAUTILOS was created with the goal of complementing and expanding existing observational instruments and services in the EU, and enabling the collection of marine data with greater spatial resolution, temporal regularity, and length than currently available.
Referent:
Massimiliano Pinat
Capitalizing the results of the B-Blue project