Sicily Marine Centre is an interdepartmental centre that deals with marine biology and ecology, through multidisciplinary studies and favoring an integrated approach.
The interdepartmental Sicily Marine Centre aims to study marine biological and ecological aspects by multidisciplinary and ecosystemic approach. The research activity is employed in three location: Messina, Milazzo e Palermo.
The main research topics are focused on:
• Study on biology and ecology of fish species, with particular focus on deep environments (meso- and batipelagic species), aimed to sustainable management of fisheries source according to an ecosistemic approach.
• Study on biodiversity conservation focusing on the design of spatial protection measures, on the ecological and socio-economic effects of protection and on governance models.
• Study on effects of global change the impact of marine litter on habitat and species.
• Application and implementation of biotechnology with particular regard to extreme environments and habitats of naturalistic interest.
Contact:
• Polo Messina: Villa Pace, C.da Porticatello 29, 98167 Messina (ME)
• Lab Milazzo: ex Molini Lo Presti, Via dei Mille 46, 98057 Milazzo (ME)
• Polo Palermo: Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo (complesso Roosevelt), 90149 Palermo (PA)
Executive Office
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Tel.: +39 081 5833 784
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Sicily Marine Centre is organized in 3 functional areas: |
Personnel
Research Director
Teresa Romeo (Director f.f.)
Senior Researcher
Antonio Di Franco
Sylvaine Giakoumi
Pietro Battaglia
Pierpaolo Consoli
Manfredi Di Lorenzo
Giacomo Milisenda
Carmen Rizzo
Mauro Sinopoli
Senior Technologist
Researcher
Adriana Alagna (TD)
Manuel Berlino (TD)
Cristina Pedà
Davide Spatafora (TD)
Laura Tamburello
Technologist
Technician
Messina Hub
Erika Arcadi
Antonin Costantino
Marco Pansera
Marilena Sanfilippo
Palermo Hub
Valeria Contino
Arturo Zenone (in aspettativa)
Administrative assistant
Francesca De Domenico (administrative office)
Enrica Terranova (TD)
Research Fellowship
Claudia Bommarito
Blondine Agus
Andrea Bellodi
Valeria Palummo
Stefania Russo
Maria Vigo Fernandez
Scholarship
Alessia Abbriano
Chiara Bacchiani
Giuseppe Cangemi
Gianmarco Di Pace
Calogero Fontana
Claudia Mininni
PhD student
Emanuele Asciutto (DIN NBFC– UNIPA)
Francesco Fabiano (DIN NBFC – UNIPA)
Vittoria Dias (UNIMIB)
Eleonora Tinto (Open University)
Livia Benedini (DIN NBFC-UNIPA)
Ludovica De Vincenzis (UNICAGLIARI)
Manfredi Madia (UNICAGLIARI)
Research projects in progress
International
• POP CORAL - Paths of sustainable tourism above and under islander coral heritage
• SEA4FUTURE - Sustainable and Ecosystem-based Approach for Fisheries through the Utilization of Technology to Uphold Resilient Environments
• CercleBleu - CercleBleu - Accélérateur d’Innovation Transfrontalier pour la Gestion et la Valorisation du Crabe Bleu dans une Approche Circulaire
• TecMAReco - TecMAReco - Tecnologie ad alta risoluzione per il monitoraggio di rifiuti marini e rilevamento di effetti sugli ecosistemi marini protetti, verso un sistema di rilevamento rapido transfrontaliero
• INSPIRE - Integrated spatial planning across realms for biodiversity conservation and human development in a context of change
• MIRAMAR - Monitoring cumulative Impact to guide mitigation and RestorAtion in the MediterrAnean Region
• INTEGRA - Integrating research, storytelling and education for addressing ecological and human dimensions of shark conservation
• LIFE PROMETHEUS - PROMoting Elasmobranchs conservation THrough by-catch reduction, Ecotourism and alternative sUStainable fisheries
• CAMBioMed - Coordinated and adaptive monitoring of biodiversity change across Mediterranean rocky ecosystems
• DecarbonyT - Decarbonisation of the fishing fleet in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
• SPILLOVER-MED - Assessing spillover from marine protected areas to adjacent fisheries: Mediterranean and Black Seas
• GreenList4MMPAs - Adapting IUCN Green List Standard to the Mediterranean Marine Protected Areas
National
• SPREAD - Unraveling environmental and anthropogenic factors ShaPing the snow microbiome and antibiotic REsistome At Dome C (Antarctica)
• PRIMAR - Potential Role of Sea Ice change in controlling Mercury in coastal Antarctic Areas
• Recovering Southern Apulia Seascape for a thriving ocean and resilient communities
• NBFC – National Biodiversity Future Centre – Spoke 1, Spoke 2, Spoke 7
• Reconnect - PRIN 2022 - Reconciling conservation and exploitation of a keystone species through networks of Marine Protected Areas
• CIAO MARE - PRIN 2022 - Cephalopod Integrated Analysis to identify the impact Of MARine Environmental pollution
• EuFish - European fisheries enhancement through "Omic" characterization and innovative seafood production from underutilised fish species
Agreements
• VERMOCANE - Il Vermocane (Hermodice carunculata): monitoraggio degli impianti di acquacoltura e mitilicoltura e possibili interventi contenitivi
• AMP_Milazzo - Accordo di collaborazione per le attività nell’ambito del progetto “Capitale Naturale - Ecorendiconto” nell’Area Marina Protetta Capo Milazzo
• CON24GMILI_ISPRA_D03_04 - D03-04 Test di indicatori: Consolidamento e completamento degli approcci analitici e modellistici, basati su simulazioni di popolazioni marine pescate in modo sostenibile
• CON24MMANG_ISPRA_D6_03 - D6-03 Comunità epimegabentoniche: Studio delle comunità epimegabentoniche sottoposte a perturbazioni fisiche
• CON24PBATT_ISPRA_D03_06 - D03-06 Pesca ricreativa: caratterizzazione e valutazione della consistenza della pesca ricreativa in mare sul territorio italiano, e del relativo impatto sulla biodiversità e sulle risorse alieutiche
