Acronym TARTALIFE
Category
Fisheries
Title Riduzione della mortalità della tartaruga marina nelle attività di pesca professionale - Reduction of sea turtle mortality in professional fishing activities Programme LIFE
Instrument (FP6)
Contact Type (FP7)
Strand (Interreg)
NA
Theme (FP7)
Activity Area (FP6)
Regional Area (Interreg)
Action (COST)
NA
Specific Programme (FP7)
NA
Funding source European Coordinator Alessandro Lucchetti Coordinator email alessandro.lucchetti@cnr.it
Coordinator institution
CNR-ISMAR - National Research Council; Institute of Marine Sciences (Italy)
Institutions involved
NA - "Egadi Islands" MPA (Italy) ,
NA - Asinara National Park (Italy) ,
NA - Cetacean Foundation onlus (Italy) ,
NA - Isole Pelagie Marine Protected Area (Italy) ,
NA - Legambiente (Italy) ,
NA - UNIMAR (Italy) ,
Start year 2013 End year 2018 Funding (€) € 4,228,000 Website http://www.tartalife.eu Summary The TartaLife project aims at reducing sea turtle mortality by reducing bycatches caused by pelagic longline, bottom trawl and fixed nets disseminating circle hooks and TEDs (Turtle Excluder Devices) and testing STARs (Sea Turtle Acoustic Deterrent) and a new type of pot. The second goal is to reduce post-capture mortality, by training fishermen and strengthening the Marine turtles First Aid/Rescue Centres.
Goal:
In line with the UNEP RAC/SPA’s MAP (2001) and the National Action Plan on Marine Turtles which the Italian Ministry of Environment is currently drafting, the project TARTALIFE, involving all 15 Italian regions overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, aims at reducing the mortality of Caretta caretta* and thus contributing to the conservation of the species in the Mediterranean, via 2 specific objectives:
- reducing bycatches caused by pelagic longline, bottom trawl and fixed nets disseminating circle hooks and TEDs and testing STARs and a new type of pot
- reducing post-capture mortality, training fishermen and strengthening the Marine turtles First Aid/Rescue Centres
Keywords
Longline systems;
Fishing technology;
Environmental impact;
Gear technology;
Sea turtles;
Bycatch;
Passive gears;
Trawling;
Marine Region
58
Southern Ionian Sea (GSA 21)
74
Northern Adriatic (GSA 17)
45
Southern Adriatic Sea (GSA 18)
61
Eastern Ionian Sea (GSA 20)
60
Western Ionian Sea (GSA 19)
71
South of Sicily (GSA 16)
6
Marine Region Map
