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Training course for the operators of the rescue centers

TRAINING COURSE: recovery and care of marine animals: turtles and cetaceans
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Great success for TARTALIFE at EXPO 2015

Great success for TARTALIFE at EXPO 2015 (Biodiversity Park) 13 June.
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TARTALIFE comes .. to EXPO 2015

The project TARTALIFE will be presented at Expo 2015 in Milan (Teatro della Terra - Biodiversity Park) Saturday 13 June.
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Inauguration of first aid station in Marina di Ravenna

Saturday 13 June, a first aid station will be opened at Marina di Ravenna in the port area.
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Next Infoday in Cesenatico

The program of Infoday of TartaLife is going on. The next stage in Cesenatico.
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Sea Turtles Info Point opened at Aquarium of Cattolica - Le Navi

Friday 5th June, at the Aquarium 'Le Navi' of Cattolica the Info Point on the Adriatic sea turtles has been opened. The project coordinator of TartaLife, Alessandro Lucchetti, also attended the event.
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Infoday in Marettimo

Second Infoday organized by the partner MPA Egadi Islands in Sicilia, Marettimo (Trapani) 27th May.
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Ended the Infoday in Civitanova Marche

Saturday, May 23 the first Infoday in the Marche Region was held in Civitanova Marche (MC).
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Ended the second visit of the monitor of the project TartaLife

The second monitoring visit of the TartaLife Project was held the 12 and 13 May 2015 at CNR-ISMAR in Ancona.
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Next Infodays in Civitanova Marche and Gallipoli

Saturday 23th May there will be other 2 Infodays in Civitanova Marche (MC) and Gallipoli (LE).

The conservation of Caretta caretta, a priority species included in App. II/IV of the Habitat Directive and protected in various international Conventions, has been representing a strategic issue for the whole Mediterranean basin, with professional fishing being the main threat for the survival of marine turtles: every year about 130000 turtles can be accidentally caught accidentally in the Mediterranean.

The project TartaLife, involving all 15 Italian regions overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, aims at reducing:
- bycatches caused by pelagic longline, bottom trawl and fixed nets by disseminating technical innovations of the fishing gears;
- post-capture mortality through trainings for fishermen and strengthening the marine turtles First Aid/Rescue Centres

TartaLife project

Life+ programme

The LIFE programme is the EU’s funding instrument for the environment. The general objective of LIFE is to contribute to the implementation, updating and development of EU environmental policy and legislation by co-financing pilot or demonstration projects with European added value.

LIFE began in 1992 and to date there have been four complete phases of the programme (LIFE I: 1992-1995, LIFE II: 1996-1999, LIFE III: 2000-2006 and LIFE+: 2007-2013). During this period, LIFE has co-financed some 3954 projects across the EU, contributing approximately €3.1 billion to the protection of the environment.

Life+ programme