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Another success for TartaLife! Thanks to the cooperation of the fishermen

From the collaboration of fishermen (Puglia): Manfredonia and the local CRTM collect a new success
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Released two turtles, party at Balai (Sardinia)

26 November, great success for the release of two turtles in Porto Balai.
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Turtle releases continue also in December

Other releases in the Pelagie Islands and the Gulf of Manfredonia
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Two turtles back to the sea at the Asinara National Park

The activity of the Rescue Centre are still successfully in this period
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Meeting TartaLife in Policastro Bussentino

Saturday, November 26-2016 meeting in Policastro Bussentino (NA) with professional fishermen. The meeting will explain TartaLife activities, mitigation systems tested, and many other information related to EU funds faced to incentivise fishing gear with a low impact.
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An exceptional event in Senigallia for TartaLife !!!

8 sea turtles recued in the center of Cetacea Foundation released in collaboration with CNR-ISMAR
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2nd Edition of the environmental education project SCOPRITARTA

Published the call for the 2nd Edition of the Environmental Education Project reserved for students of the 3rd, 4th and 5th classes of the Primary School and 1st, 2nd and 3rd classes of Secondary School of First Degree of the Sicilian Region.
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The Regional Networks for Conservation of Sea Turtle meet in Riccione

The September 21 met in Riccione, at the headquarters of Cetacea Foundation, regional networks for the Conservation of Marine Turtles.
The idea is to define a central network.
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Rescue and release of sea turtle Olivià

An interesting video on the rescue activities carried out in TartaLife
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The loggerhead turtle See Weed back into the sea: two antennas to locate it

The turtle was released at Portonovo beach after a period of rehabilitation at the CRTM of Riccione.

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