Pathology
The effects of pollution on disease development
Microplastics
Microplastics contaminations in digestive, reproductive and circulatory systems of free-ranged sharks, skates and rays
Neurology
Chaperoning neurological disorders in sharks
Immunology
Application of hepatic melanomacrophages to understand response to environmental pressures
Field expeditions
We are studying elasmobranchs in the continental shelves and upper sloped of the Adriatic and Ionian seas through:
- Technical deep diving
- Snorkeling suverys
- ROV monitoring
- Habitat 3D mapping
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Diving with sharks
Fishery surveys
We are working closely with both commercial and small-scale fisherman.
Enhancing the post-release survival rates in by-catch.
Current research
LABORATORY STUDIES
FIELD EXPEDITIONS