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.

The work carried out within the TartaLife project for the experimentation of mitigation devices for the accidental capture of sea turtles has been rewarded once again. Two very recent FAO publications have in fact cited the results obtained during the 6 years of the project.

The first concerns an overview of the accidental capture of vulnerable and protected species in the Mediterranean and Black Sea. The publication can be downloaded for free here: http://www.fao.org/3/cb5405en/cb5405en.pdf

The second concerns the possible mitigation measures put in place to reduce this accidental capture. This publication is also available for free, and can be downloaded here: http://www.fao.org/3/cb5049en/cb5049en.pdf

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