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entirely devoted to the management to fishermen of the fishing nets
of the beached vegetal biomass in damaged by bottlenose dolphins. The
order to allow local authorities to turn MPA constantly promotes responsible
this problem into an opportunity for tourism and sustainable sports, such as
economic development. sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, swim-
With the project “Sea Guardians” we trekking, triathlon, cycling, hiking and
have been involved for two years in the climbing.
monitoring of protected species within In recent years, the MPA of Egadi
the Archipelago through the collaboration Islands has consolidated its role as a
of 40 professional fishing boats. The laboratory for advanced sustainable
Castle of Punta Troia, in Marettimo, is a management of coastal areas, applying
property of the Favignana city council, and implementing best practices that
dedicated to the Museum of prisons that have been appreciated at national and
is now hosting the “Observatory of the regional levels and also proposed in
Monk Seal” and used as an information other areas upon recommendation of
centre for visitors and as a residence the Italian Ministry of the Environment.
for researchers involved in monitoring The Egadi’s MPA has also become a
species. At the prestigious Palazzo Florio reference for the eco-sustainability of
in Favignana, the first recovery centre the local market.
for sea turtles has been set up. The
centre is managed in cooperation with $FNQRZOHGJPHQWV
WWF Italy and Legambiente, and thanks Special thanks go to the Municipality
to the project Life+2012 “TartaLife” of Favignana-Aegadian, the Mayor
it will be strengthened in order to pro-tempore and President of the MPA
become a reference rescue centre in the Giuseppe Pagoto, and his predecessor
Mediterranean Sea. Lucio Antinoro in particular, for the
The MPA is also partner to the “ENPI results described. Special thanks go
CBC Med-Jellyrisk”, for environmental to the staff of the MPA, composed of
monitoring and mitigation of the competent professionals and enthusiast
proliferation of jellyfish along the coastal personnel, who contributed, with
areas of the Mediterranean Sea, with the dedication and sacrifice, to all the
role of deploying three experimental projects described above: Daniela
anti-jellyfish nets. Within the project Sammartano, Salvatore Guastella, Pietro
“Fishermen and dolphins”, the MPA La Porta, Ilaria Rinaudo, Monica Russo,
operates in order to mitigate potential Giuseppe Sieli, and all the other staff
conflicts between the fishing industry members and volunteers who, at various
and whales by direct reimbursement levels, supported us in recent years.
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