Asinara rescue center is planning for relocation

It is expected the relocation of the center once made the renovation of some prison structures.

Currently housed in the former 'Casa dei Fanalisti’' guest house in the village of Cala Reale and restored thanks to ERDF and Park funds, the rehabilitation center has been gradually growing since its first implementation in the locality of Fornelli thanks to the project funds Life 'Tartanet'. The Ente Parco planning is therefore supporting the continuity guaranteed by the current project LIFE12 NAT/IT/000937 'Tartalife', which constitutes the natural continuation of the previous Tartanet project.

The observatory of the sea will therefore have a larger and comfortable accommodation thanks to an investment of 2 million and 300 thousand euro made available by the Park and the Region of Sardinia for the recovery of the agricultural branch of Campu Perdu and Caserma Monda.

Questi edifici, realizzati dopo la prima guerra mondiale e adibiti in origine a colonia penale e agricola, diventeranno un centro polifunzionale dedicato non solo alla cura e recupero di animali marini ma anche ad attività di educazione ambientale certificata a livello regionale e ad attività di fruizione del mare come diving e scuola di vela.

These buildings, built after World War II and used originally in criminal and agricultural colony, will become a multipurpose center dedicated not only to the care and recovery of marine animals but also to environmental education activities certified at regional level and for recreational activities sea like diving and sailing school.

The new premises made available to the Recovery Center of marine animals will have therefore more spacious and ergonomic environments designed following the ministerial guidelines for the management of all the operations of recovery of sea turtles. An additional logistic support will be provided by the creation of a guest house that will be dedicated to the users of the new activities in the structure.

The recovery and management of marine animals will further support following the renewed agreements between Park Authority and Sardinia Region within the regional network of the conservation of marine life. Thanks to these agreements the island of Asinara and its center have assumed over time a leading role in the area of Northern Sardinia and Corsica as regards the recovery of sea turtles and the management of nesting events as the accident at the platamona beach (north Sardinia) coast in September of 2014.

objective

reduction of sea turtle mortality in the professional fishing

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

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