The project 

ALIENA – ALIgning Efforts to controlo Non-indigenous species in the Adriatic sea – ongoing

Funded by the Interreg Italy-Croatia Programme 2021-27, Priority 2 – Green and resilient shared environment
Specific Objective 2.2 – Protection of nature and biodiversity, the project ALIENA – ALIgning Efforts to control Non-indigenous species in the Adriatic sea, aims to deepen common knowledge and create a joint monitoring system to improve biodiversity protection against non-indigenous species (NIS), which may pose a threat to local marine ecosystems, public health and also affect socio-economic activities.

To this end, some target NIS will be identified and specific monitoring activities will be designed on them using innovative techniques, according to shared protocols and combined with predictive modelling systems.

The project partnership is composed of:

• Apulia Region (Lead Partner)
• ARPA Friuli Venezia Giulia
• Ruđer Bošković Institute
• CMCC Foundation
• Institute of oceanography and fisheries
• ARPA Apulia
• Bluefarm srl

Bluefarm’s role is in particular to develop a short-term forecasting model to understand the dispersion of selected alien species and assess possible damage to the ecosystem and the main economic activities of the Blue Economy.

Bluefarm participates in the project with a total budget of 143,000€, of which 114,400€ (80%) covered by ERDF contribution and 28,600€ (20%) covered by national contribution. The project started on 1/03/2024 and will end on 31/08/2026.

For more information visit the official page Project Aliena!