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.
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Sicily Marine Centre is organized in 3 functional areas: |
Personnel
Director
Administration
Senior Researcher
Antonio Di Franco
Sylvaine Giakoumi
Paolo Sordino
Researcher
Pietro Battaglia
Carlo Cattano
Pierpaolo Consoli
Manfredi Di Lorenzo
Giacomo Milisenda
Carmen Rizzo
Mauro Sinopoli
Adriana Alagna
Manuel Berlino
Cristina Pedà
Davide Spatafora
Laura Tamburello
First Technologist
Technologist
Technician
Arcadi Erika
Costantino Antonino
Franzitta Giulio
Malara Danilo (in aspettativa)
Vincenzo Manfrè
Marilena Sanfilippo
Arturo Zenone (in aspettativa)
Research Fellowship
Rosario Calogero
Katie Hogg
Francesco Longo
Claudia Bommarito
Blondine Agus
Andrea Bellodi
Luca Pagano
Valeria Palummo
Stefania Russo
Maria Vigo Fernandez
Scholarship
Davide Ciraolo
Ludovica De Vincenzis
Andrea Li Vorsi
Claudia Mininni
Enrica Terranova
PhD student
Giuseppe Cangemi
Chiara Gambardella
Emanuele Asciutto
Francesco Fabiano
Vittoria Dias
