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Egadi Islands
marine protected area
Best practice 3
Guardians of the sea
A monitoring program of the presence of protected species in the
Egadi Islands.
Number of vessels involved:
- Favignana: 23; Marettimo: 13, Levanzo: 2
Total number of fishermen: 93
sightings of protected species ;
Support to surveillance;
ethics Code of conduct for sustainable
fisheries;
reporting of abuse;
research activities;
cleaning interventions