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August 9 is TARTA-DAY!

Today 9 August is the day dedicated to the protection of sea turtles, organized by the TartaLife recovery centers
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Extraordinary event - Turtle nest in the Pesaro area

Pesaro, turtle nest in Baia Flaminia.
The discovery on the beach by an ecological operator.
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"Michi" sea turtle releasing this Saturday!

Saturday 22 June "Michi" will be released at Animalido Dog Beach, Fano.
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May 22 info day with fishermen of Salerno

Wednesday 22 May 2019 at 10:30 a workshop will be held in Salerno at Soc.Coop.Prov.le Pescatori
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31 May 2019 First aid course for sea turtles

On Friday, May 31st, a first aid course on sea turtles will be held in Numana at "Leone d'Oro" vessel.
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Talamone Center strengthened

The activities of Talamone Sea Turtle Recovery Center have been strengthened thanks to the collaboration signed with Legambiente
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New "Marine Turtle Center" inaugurated at Pollica

On 18 April 2019 the Marine Turtle Center, dedicated to the recovery of sea turtles, was inaugurated at Pollica, Cilento
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11 May 2019: Meeting with fishermen of Procida Island

Saturday 11 May 2019 at 10:30 a seminar will be held in Procida island for fishermen
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Teaching fishermen how to rescue a sea turtle!

This week, field lessons have been carried out at Ancona harbour to fishermen by CNR-IRBIM researchers regarding the procedures to apply in case of accidental capture of sea turtles.
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Another TED experimentation has just ended on board of a fishing vessel

The Turtle Excluder Device was the protagonist of a recent experimentation on board of the bottom trawler 'Togo' of Cattolica, to assess its effectiveness in avoiding the capture of turtles from and at the same time maintaining the capture of commercial species.

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

TartaLife project

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.

Life+ programme