Monitoring fish assemblages and artisanal fisheries at Italian Marine Protected Areas
Scientists at work using under water visual census at Tavolara-Punta Coda Cavallo MPA, Italy (Photo Egidio Trainito)
M3HABs - Risk Monitoring, Modelling and Mitigation of Benthic Harmful Algal Blooms (ENPI-CBCMED)
Ostreopsis cells
Fishing governance in MPAs: potentialities for blue economy (FishMpaBlue)
Small harbor for fishing and leisure boats at Port-Cros MPA (Photo Patrice Francour)
Optimisation of energetic performances and environmental impacts management of Seawater Heat Pumps: towards a new competitive industry
Seawater temperature anomaly along a gradient from the reject
International Training Network for Monitoring Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas (MMMPA)
MMMPA aims to train the next generation of MPA scientists and managers, equipping them with a flexible set of scientific and management skills essential within a wide range of professional environments. In particular, researchers will mature the experience in a highly interdisciplinary network, leading in taxonomy, ecology, biology conservation, bio-cartography, and socio-economy.
The effects of organization and spatial design of Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas on their ecological performance
Barracudas Sphyraena viridensis at Ustica MPA, Italy (Photo Claudio Mancuso)
Ecology and Conservation Science for Sustainable Seas
The lab ECOSEAS is specialized in marine ecology and ecotoxicology. Most of the research work is carried out in the Mediterranean Sea and addresses both theoretical (ecosystem functioning, biology and ecology of species and communities; bioecological changes under the influence of global change) and applied issues (ecosystem-wide conservation and assessment; marine reserves; management of human activities in coastal areas; sustainable fishing; ecotoxicological bio-surveillance).
Watch the presentation video of the Ecoseas laboratory
