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Clean Sea Life (Clean Sea LIFE)

Start date: Sep 30, 2016, End date: Oct 31, 2020,

Background Marine litter has been recognised as one of the major threats to marine ecosystems in the Mediterranean Sea. Tourism, fishing and recreational activities are among the main sources of this litter. Marine mammals, seabirds, turtles, fish and invertebrates have all been reported to ingest marine debris, especially plastic. In particular, entang ...
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Reduction of sea turtle mortality in commercial fisheries (TARTALIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2018,

Background The conservation of the sea turtle (Caretta caretta) – an EU priority species, listed in annexes II and IV of the Habitats Directive, and protected under various international conventions – is of strategic importance for the whole Mediterranean basin. Fishing represents the main threat to the species’ survival. Researchers (Casale, 2011) ...
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SHARKLIFE – Urgent actions for the conservation of cartilaginous fish in Italy (SHARKLIFE)

Start date: Oct 1, 2011, End date: Jun 30, 2015,

Background The endangered status sharks and rays in the Mediterranean Sea was highlighted by the IUCN study, ‘Red List 2007 Assessment of the conservation status of cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyans) in the Mediterranean’. The study shows that although the Mediterranean is a semi-enclosed sea, it hosts a diverse range of chondrichthyan – an esti ...
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Tartanet, a network for the conservation of sea turtles in Italy (TARTANET)

Start date: Nov 1, 2004, End date: Oct 31, 2008,

Background The loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta), a priority species under the Habitats Directive, is severely threatened in the entire Mediterranean basin, as it is across the world. The main problems are related to the impact of by-catch fishing and the loss of nesting beaches due to human disturbance. Over the last 30-50 years, the number of nestin ...
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