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The Hydrographic Units in support of the PNRR-MER projects

In the field of marine protection of the seabed and the restoration of maritime and coastal ecosystems, the Navy has always been a protagonist and continues to ...

SYNFONY 2026 First Survey: An Outstanding Start Across the Mediterranean

The first survey of SYNFONY 2026 – Synoptic Ferry Observation Network, a new Mediterranean monitoring initiative built on the legacy of the LIFE CONCEPTU ...

Monk Seal: Two Sightings in a Few Days

Over the past week, the monk seal, one of the species most at risk of extinction and strictly protected under the Habitats Directive, has been sighted in the ...

Climate Change and Cetaceans in the Mediterranean: a strong reduction in the conditions suitable for the survival of some species is estimated in 25 years

The warming of the Mediterranean Sea is proceeding at a faster rate than the global average, putting all the species that live there at serious risk. Cetaceans ...

Beyond the coast: bottlenose dolphins follow the rhythm of the seasons in the Mediterranean

The sea is a complex environment, and to better understand it we often rely on categories that help describe it, such as distinguishing coastal waters from the ...

A New Key Area for Sperm Whales in the Aegean Sea

An important achievement resulting from ISPRA’s activities within the LIFE MARENATURA project, which dedicates one of its Work Packages to studying the ...

ISPRA Conducts Cetacean Monitoring under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive and the LIFE MareNatura Project

The first survey session of ISPRA’s aerial monitoring activities carried out under the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) and the LIFE MareNatura ...

Second conference on climate impacts

The second edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Conference “Mare Climaticum Nostrum” is the event during which the updated map of current and expected climate ...

The alien species in our seas

Researchers and citizens together: the case of the upside-down jellyfish ( Cassiopea xamachana)  studied in collaboration with the Italian Naval League of ...

Down to the river - The Italian monitoring of floating macro litter at the mouth of rivers, in the context of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive

Preliminary investigation on the inputs of marine litter from rivers to the sea As part of the agreement between the Ministry of the Environment and Energy ...