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TartaLife is mentioned in the last two FAO publications

Our project was mentioned in two recent FAO publications on the overview of bycatch of protected species and possible solutions to mitigate it.
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Tartalife is in the Friends of The Sea annual report

The TurtleSafe logo, developed by Friends of the Sea in collaboration with Tartalife, is mentioned in the annual report of the now world famous organization.
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TartaLife wins the Life Award 2021!!

Il progetto si è confermato come il più amato dai cittadini con ben 2.599 voti a favore in una rosa di 15 finalisti. Premiati sei anni di lavoro di ricerca per ridurre la mortalità delle tartarughe marine durante le attività di pesca professionale.
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Watch the interview of the CNR-IRBIM of Ancona on TartaLife!

Massimo Virgili of the CNR-IRBIM of Ancona told us about the TartaLife project. Check out the video!
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Vote Tartalife as the best Life!

TartaLife has been selected among the best LIFE projects closed in 2020. Now it's time to vote for it!
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AdrioNet rescued 483 sea turtles between the Adriatic and Ionian Sea

483 of the 682 sea turtles recovered during 2020 were alive, and more than 400 have already been cured and released into the sea. These are the numbers presented by Adrionet, the Adriatic-Ionian Network of coordination between the Marine Turtle Recovery Centers born last year.
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Bergel+ adheres to the Turtle Safe quality certification!

The Bergel+ bar and restaurant service has joined the 'Turtle Safe' brand of Friend of the Sea®.
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TartaLife wins the Il Mare Siamo Noi contest

TartaLife partecipated to the contest #ilmaresiamonoi promoted by the editorial board of PO FEAMP and MIPAAF.
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Tartalife lands on Croatian TV

Recently, the producer of Trapula pots, aired on a Croatian TV program to talk about his pots and the collaboration born with the Italian side thanks to Tartalife.
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Special Mention at Capraia Smart Island

Special Mention at the Capraia Smart Island 2020 event - Fishing Category, received by the Kairos fishing vessel of Porto Garibaldi, protagonist of the Turtle Safe brand.

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