The contractors team
The Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna (UNIBO) - Leading Partner -, is the oldest University in the World being born in 1188 A.D. The Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences (BiGeA) is the UNIBO research structure leading initiatives in the scientific fields of marine fisheries and conservation.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA), officially founded in 1837, is the first University in the Eastern Mediterranean region. The Department of Zoology-Marine Biology, which includes the laboratory of Ichthyology is dedicated to the research of marine resources with a specialization in large pelagics.
The University of Padova (UNIPD) is the second oldest university in Europe. The Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science (BCA) of UNIPD has a long experience in research on genetics and genomics of marine species, especially fish and shellfish. The group has also a very successful record of participation in EU funded projects.
The Institute Español de Oceanografia (IEO) was founded in 1914 and is devoted to the scientific knowledge of the oceans and the sustainable use of its fishing resources and the marine environment. The IEO has 9 research centres, a core of circa 450 permanent staff and a fleet of 6 research vessels.
The University of Calabria (UNICAL) is the biggest University in the region. The Department of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences (DiBEST) is the UNICAL's research structure leading initiatives in the scientific fields of marine biology and conservation.
Queen's University Belfast (QUEEN'S) with over one hundred active researchers, the School of Biological Sciences comprises two main research groups: Ecology, Evolution, Behaviour and Environmental Economics (EEBEE) and Molecular Biosciences (MB). Within the School, the Fish Genetics and Molecular Ecology Laboratory (FGMEL) has a strong international reputation in genetics research, which is primarily focused on the areas of biodiversity, population and conservation genetics, and aquaculture of finfish and shellfish.
University of Genova (UNIGE). The Department of Earth, Environment and Life Sciences (DiSTAV) was born from the desire to merge into a single structure different disciplines and cultural areas, aimed to implement the knowledge of the marine ecosystems, harmonizing requirements for conservation and sustainable exploitation of marine resources.
The Joint Research Center team
The mission of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) is to provide customer-driven scientific and technical support for the conception, development, implementation and monitoring of EU policies. Close to the policy-making process, it serves the common interest of the Member States, while being independent of special interests, whether private or national. JRC began work in fisheries in 1999 and assumed the secretariat of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee to Fisheries at the beginning of 2005, being responsible for checking the quality of data for use by the scientists of that Committee. Since 2006 it is coordinating the assessment of the economic performance of European fleets using data from the Data Collection Regulation.