Cyclop’s Pelagic Survey: monitoring in the Cyclops Sea
Staff
16/05/2025
Project sheet
The Cyclop’s Pelagic Survey project, implemented in the Isole Ciclopi marine protected area (MPA), consists of a sampling plan aimed at filling current knowledge gaps and producing data compatible and comparable with those collected in related projects, both completed and possibly underway, with a focus on the Ionian area and the Sicilian Channel, with the goal of mapping the entire historical geographic coverage, drawing on sources such as ACCOBAMS, ICCAT, FAO, MASAF, and MASE.
Keywords
Public-private collaboration
Marine mammals
Cartilaginous fishes
Bony fish
Reptiles
Project name
Cyclop’s Pelagic Survey: Monitoring the Presence of the Sea of CyclopsDuration
20 months
Location
Sicily
Partners
Repower renewable s.p.a.
Macro-objective
Monitoring
Context of the project
The opportunity in which the project fits is related to the development of offshore wind power, which becomes, not only for the Isole Ciclopi MPA, but for the entire field of environmental research at sea, a great opportunity created by the convergence of economic, research and environmental management interests in the marine system. The involvement in the financing of the project of the private co-funder is the first step in a process of osmosis between private and public industry in which the private sector benefits by enjoying the results of comprehensive and scientific monitoring of the areas of its interest by participating in the production
Stakeholders involved
- Italian Naval League (LNI)
- Area associations
- Repower renewables s.p.a.
Dissemination of expected results
The monitoring model for the area will be validated and used even after the end of the project. Repower Wind Offshore, following the installation and operation of the offshore wind field will continue monitoring to assess and track the increase in biodiversity value of the area, which will essentially be managed as a highly protected Marine Protected Area. This public-private management model can also be replicated in other areas.
