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Great success for "Porto nel cuore" event

In collaboration with Fondazione Cetacea, CNR-ISMAR, Rete regionale per la conservazione della tartaruga marina: Regione Marche – Servizio Ambiente e Agricoltura.
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Porto nel Cuore 2016

Save the date: 31 July, Ancona!
A year after the reopening of the ancient port, party again ... with the special release of a turtle with a satellite antenna.
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Anniversary of the First Aid Centre for Marine Turtles in the MPA of Egadi Islands

Tomorrow 23 July will be celebrated the first Anniversary of the First Aid Centre for Marine Turtles in the MPA of Egadi Islands.
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Save the date: 30 June Training course for Rescue Center operators

The next training course for operators of first aid centers, rescue, care and rehabilitation of sea turtles will be held Thursday, June 30, 2016 at the National Centre for Sustainable Development "The Sunflower" Loc. Enaoli, 58010 Rispescia (GR).
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Sea turtle cove in Numana

Next saturday 25 of June at 10.30 in collaboration with Fondazione Cetacea, CNR and Numana Municipality
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16th of June: TARTADAY!!

TartaLife and Life Caretta Calabria toghether for the World Sea Turtle Day.
Leave you picture at: https://www.facebook.com/tartalife
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Winners of the educational program SCOPRITARTA

Published the winners of SCOPRITARTA coordinated by the Province of Agrigento in the context of TartaLife project. The educational program has been attended by several primary and Sicilian secondary schools.
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Plastifiniamola - Acquarium of Cattolica

On the occasion of the "World Day of the Oceans" the Aquarium of Cattolica hosts and organizes in collaboration with the Fondazione Cetacea Onlus Riccione:
Plastifiniamola: Adriatico where we are?
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Inauguration of the First Aid Rescue Point for Marine Turtle Restoration in Rimini

Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 11:30 am Fondazione Cetacea onlus inaugurates the First Aid Rescue Point for Marine Turtle Restoration in Rimini. This First Aid point has been established in collaboration with the Coast Guard of Rimini, Cooperative of Sea Workers and ASD Sub Rimini "Gianni Neri".
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TartaLife and Acquario di Cattolica

The Networking will contribute to the protection of sea turtle Caretta caretta

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