Preservation

Acquario di Livorno, conscious that it is only through knowledge that action can be taken for the conservation of the environment, is the promoter of “Save an Endangered Species”, a project created to actively contribute in the promotion of national and international programmes, with the aim of supporting a number of selected organizations firmly committed to protecting and conserving endangered species.
 
The SAVE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES project aims to support operators and associations working every day to guarantee a future for many threatened species. This is made possible by an ample network of collaboration with the best structures dedicated to protecting these species by means of carefully targeted and documented projects, implemented by specialized teams in various parts of the world, including the Mediterranean.
 
The commitment of the "Save an Endangered Species" project is to present the characteristics and conditions of a number of the world’s animals, helping to draw attention to organizations working to improve their situation.

The LIFE European Sharks project, co-funded by the European Community, involves European citizens in a common effort to safeguard sharks and rays in the Mediterranean – by far the most endangered group of marine fish in Europe – threatened by unsustainable levels of bycatch, pollution and alteration of their habitat.  

LIFE European Sharks promotes the protection of protected species and the conscious and sustainable interaction with sharks and rays, and provides:


--training activities for fishermen and fisheries control officers to reduce the mortality of protected species, promoting compliance with European regulations and improving the quality of data collection

-- the experimentation of voluntary actions by professional fishermen to reduce the mortality of sharks and rays, with an assessment of the socio-economic impact of these solutions
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-- the voluntary release by recreational fishermen of sharks and rays, following manipulation practices that increase their likelihood of survival

--Reducing the risk of bycatch in lost fishing gear, with the cooperation of divers 

-- Increase the public's understanding of the essential role of sharks and rays in the Mediterranean ecosystem, changing their image from "dangerous" to "endangered", and encourage the consumption of local and more sustainable seafood products

LIFE European Sharks started in October 2023 and will end in September 2027. It will be implemented in Italy, France, Croatia, Spain and Slovenia, effectively involving the entire central and western Mediterranean in the conservation of these species.

LIFE European Sharks (LIFE22-GOV-IT-LIFE EU SHARKS 101114031) is a project co-funded by the European Union through the LIFE programme. It is coordinated by the Anton Dohrn Zoological Station with partners in Croatia (University of Split), France (Marine Natural Park of the Capicorsu and Agriate) and Italy (Livorno Aquarium, District Competence Center, D.R.E.AM, Italian Coast Guard, MedSharks, Shoreline and University of Florence).




 

Acquario di Livorno, always committed to raising the awareness of the public and educating it on conservation and the responsible management of the environment and enhancing its knowledge of the animal world, supports and assists a selected group of operators and associations working directly in the protection of endangered species.
Over the years, these operators and associations have obtained excellent results, but much remains to be accomplished, and this is why we need your help.

In 2010, Cattolica Aquarium started the Save and Endangered Species project, with the aim of supporting operators and associations working every day to guarantee a future for many threatened species.
 
This is made possible by an ample network of collaboration with the best structures dedicated to protecting these species by means of carefully targeted and documented projects, implemented by specialized teams in various parts of the world, including the Mediterranean.
 

With the SAVE AN ENDANGERED SPECIES project, we have opened a new chapter in which every one of you will be able to gather information and actively contribute according to your preferences and opinions. Choose the project you feel most enthusiastic about, find out more and get to know the organizations working every day to safeguard the survival of various threatened species.

 
Visit the official site of the Save an Endangered Species project and make your choice!