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STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN (SZN)

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SZN is an Italian public Research Centre. The research at the SZN is organized in five departments, three focusing on scientific research: 1) Biology and Evolution of Marine Organisms; 2) Integrative Marine Ecology, 3) Marine Animal Conservation and Public Engagement and two dedicated to technological research: 4) Research Infrastructures for Marine Biological Resources, 5) Marine Biotechnology. SZN leads WP4: Advanced Spatiotemporal Modelling for Fisheries, focusing on the development of advanced models that integrate multiple data sources to better understand marine ecosystems and fisheries dynamics. This includes assessing the impacts of human pressures such as pollution and fishing, identifying and tracking critical habitats, and evaluating the ecological and socio-economic outcomes of different management strategies. Through its modelling work, SZN provides essential scientific input for fisheries indicators and decision-support tools that contribute to ecosystem-based marine management. In addition to leading WP4, SZN contributes to all SEA4FUTURE work packages (WP1–WP8), supporting the project’s full scientific and technical scope.

Meet the Team

Manfredi Di Lorenzo - His research interests are focused on the conservation of marine ecosystems that can be used to guide effective management of human activities. Through the study of fish ecology and behavior Di Lorenzo concerned with the design and effectiveness of Marine Protected Areas and the human activities associated with them, such as the management of artisanal fisheries. For the past 10 years he has been involved in the conservation of Mediterranean elasmobranchs with research ranging from the study of their biology and ecology to their spatial distribution. To investigate all of the above, he uses various techniques and tools including visual census, acoustic telemetry, field experiments, laboratory activities, fishing vessel embarkations, systematic reviews, meta-analysis, and local ecological knowledge (LEK).

ORCID ID: 0000-0003-3786-5772