Researcher

Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn
Calabria Marine Centre – CRIMAC
Integrative Marine Ecology Department (EMI)
C.da Torre Spaccata, Località Torre Spaccata, 87071 Amendolara – Italia

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Claudia Scianna - Google Scholar

Research Interests

My research is mainly focused on the management of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) and fisheries resources. Since the beginning of my career, and during my PhD, I have focused on MPA effectiveness, through a multidisciplinary approach that combines the conservation science of marine ecosystems with social sciences such as organization science, to identify the factors that influence the success of MPAs and the achievement of their conservation goals. Later, I also focused on the management of small-scale fisheries to identify, through participatory processes and techniques of stakeholder engagement, management measures shared between the different stakeholders, and study the effect of such measures on fish stocks and ecosystem conservation.
The ultimate goal of my work is to improve the long-term conservation of marine ecosystems, and at the same time support local communities of fishers, and other local actors, in identifying alternative economic and social activities that can ensure the environment well-being as well as the communities well-being.

Selected Publications

• Giakoumi, S., Hogg, K., Di Lorenzo, M., Compain, N., Scianna, C., Milisenda, G., ... & Di Franco, A. (2024). Deficiencies in monitoring practices of marine protected areas in southern European seas. Journal of Environmental Management, 355, 120476.
(DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.120476)
• Scianna C, Niccolini F, Giakoumi S, Di Franco A, Gaines SD, Bianchi CN, Scaccia L, Bava S, Cappanera V, Charbonnel E, Culioli JM, Di Carlo G, De Franco F, Dimitriadis C, Panzalis P, Santoro P, Guidetti P. (2019). Organization Science improves management effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas Journal of Environmental Management, 240: 285–292.
(DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.03.052)
• Scianna C, Niccolini F, Bianchi CN, Guidetti P. (2018). Applying organization science to assess the management performance of Marine Protected Areas: an exploratory study. Journal of Environmental Management, 223: 175–184.
(DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.05.097)
• Giakoumi S, Scianna C et al. (2017). Ecological effects of full and partial protection in the crowded Mediterranean Sea: a regional meta-analysis. Scientific Reports, 7: 8940.
(DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-08850-w)
• Scianna C, Niccolini F, Gaines S, Guidetti P. (2015). ‘Organization Science’: A new prospective to assess marine protected areas effectiveness. Ocean and Coastal management, 116: 443-448.
(DOI: 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2015.09.005)