TartaLife | Pesca TartaFree - Riduzione della mortalità della tartaruga marina nelle attività di pesca professionale

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Nesting signals in Calabria!

This year the first signs of nesting of Caretta caretta on the Calabrian Ionian coast have already been seen, before usual. Will it be a lockdown effect?
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Sea turtle rescues DO NOT stop!

In the stretch of sea between Zapponeta and Mattinata, about 15 miles, 7 sea turtles have been recovered today and brought to the Legambiente Recovery Center, in Manfredonia.
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Towards the first "Turtle Safe" certification!

The TED solution was effective, and a boat decided to adopt it, going towards the first "Turtle Safe" certification.
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Turtles Rescue Center of Manfredonia Legambiente asks for support!

CRTM Manfredonia Legambiente has launched the alert for the turtles that are beaching in these hours in the Gargano and throughout the Adriatic coast.

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project in brief

The conservation of Caretta caretta, a priority species included in App. II/IV of the Habitat Directive and protected in various international Conventions, has been representing a strategic issue for the whole Mediterranean basin, with professional fishing being the main threat for the survival of marine turtles: every year about 130000 turtles can be accidentally caught accidentally in the Mediterranean.

The project TartaLife, involving all 15 Italian regions overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, aims at reducing:
- bycatches caused by pelagic longline, bottom trawl and fixed nets by disseminating technical innovations of the fishing gears;
- post-capture mortality through trainings for fishermen and strengthening the marine turtles First Aid/Rescue Centres

Life+ programme

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation by co-financing pilot or demonstration projects with European added value.

LIFE began in 1992 and to date there have been four complete phases of the programme (LIFE I: 1992-1995, LIFE II: 1996-1999, LIFE III: 2000-2006 and LIFE+: 2007-2013). During this period, LIFE has co-financed some 3954 projects across the EU, contributing approximately €3.1 billion to the protection of the environment.

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Nesting signals in Calabria!

Sea turtle rescues DO NOT stop!

Towards the first "Turtle Safe" certification!

Turtles Rescue Center of Manfredonia Legambiente asks for support!

TartaLife media