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The invasion of an alien jellyfish in an Italian touristic port

Alien species are animal and plant organisms introduced accidentally or intentionally by humans outside their origin area. Maritime traffic is one of the ...

Egadi Islands Marine Protected Area: the ELPIS II wreck

In April, during a series of aerial survey operations for the mapping and characterization of coastal habitats along the entire Italian coast at very high ...

Which beaches Caretta Caretta choose for nesting? ISPRA sampling campaigns are in progress

In the frame of   EU LIFETURTLENEST Project   ISPRA beach sediment sampling campaigns on some breeding sites of the past seasons are in progress. The ...

Methods for estimating turbidity levels in marine areas evaluation and management criteria

The Guidelines are the result of a synergic action from Authors with different skills and from different Institutes. The document provides an overview of the ...

Quaterly bulletin on a research funding

Directive against greenwashing. Parliament has given its final green light to a directive that will improve product labelling and ban the use of misleading ...

New update of the ISPRA indicators database

More than 200 indicators from the ISPRA environmental indicators database have been updated, the objective is to promote greater environmental awareness and ...

"Un Solo Mare" Festival

From 11 to 15 February 2026, the first edition of Un Solo Mare  will take place at the Auditorium Parco della Musica Ennio Morricone. This new festival, ...

Sea robot - The challenges of marine exploration

The documentary in English "Sea robot - The challenges of marine exploration" is now also available on the website of EuroGOOS , an association of national ...

PNRR MER - Integral mapping of the Italian coast and coastal habitats. Intervention A16-A18 and coastline

The PNRR MER project aims to fully map the Italian coast, both the emerged and submerged parts. The area covered includes the coast up to 800 meters towards ...

Keel laying and coin ceremony mark the start of construction for Arcadia, ISPRA’s largest oceanographic vessel.

The keel of the new oceanographic vessel Arcadia, destined for the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), was laid today at the ...