The final event represents an opportunity to present the results of the project and deepen the theme of resource management of small pelagics in the Adriatic Sea, also in light of the continuous evolution of the strategies in the same management and of the new directions that are being defined.
The event will take place from 9.00 to 13.00.

To join (both physically anda online): https://forms.gle/xRSQp8g735wmu9Fn6

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10.00 Opening greetings

Cristiano Corazzari – Regione del Veneto, Assessore a Territorio - Cultura - Sicurezza - Flussi migratori - Caccia e pesca TBC

Nicola Dall’Acqua – Veneto Agricoltura, Direttore

Paolo Rotoni - Joint Secretariat of the Italy-Croatia Crossborder Programme

10.40 The ITACA project: new tools for the small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea

Alessandra Liviero – Veneto Agricoltura, Director of the Economic Unit

11.00 The advantages of the ITACA WebAPP

Marco Spinadin – Confcooperative Veneto

11.15 Which future for the ITACA Cluster – consumers’ and market trends

Nicola Severini - Veneto Agricoltura

Roberto Ugolini – CIHEAM Bari

12.00 The ITACA project in practice – a story told by operators of the SP fisheries in the Adriatic Sea

Videotelling by operators involved in the ITACA project

12.15 The tools for the shared management of small pelagic resources

Silvia Angelini - CNR IRBIM

12.30 Wrap up and conclusions

Mediterranean Advisory Council

Chairman: Renzo Michieletto - Journalist Veneto Agricoltura

ITACA project is finally ready to start with the pilot action (i.e. the updating of data by fisheries operators) and have access to the WebAPP to start with the data entry in the system.

Fish operators can now upload recent data concerning catches and prices, in order to make the system working at its best.

The main features of the WebAPP are the following:

• The economic module allows fish operators to track market data and perform predictive simulations on the next month's catch thanks to algorithms based on historical data.
• The statistics allow fish operators to view, in graphical form, the trend in catches in relation to the average price for the last month or the last six months.
• The bio-ecological module, on the other hand, allows the average size of the fish caught to be plotted and compared with the average estimated in the different fishing areas.

A new initiative by CIHEAM Bari to strengthen the level of involvement of Apulian small pelagic fishermen in the ITACA project.

A workshop with local fishermen was held on September 9 in Castro (province of Lecce) at the Fish Market.

During the meeting, local operators were informed about the aims of the ITACA project as a contribution to the development of innovative tools for the application and dissemination of a sustainable fishing model in which the active participation of fishermen is fundamental for the achievement of objectives.

The meeting registered a positive response from local fishermen engaged in the fishing of small pelagics that will contribute to support the cooperation between Italian and Croatian fishing enterprises towards sustainable fishing in the Adriatic Sea.

On September 10, 2021, a new online workshop was held dedicated to the fishermen of Bisceglie (Northern Apulia) who are involved in the ITACA project activities.

The meeting was useful to acquire information on the current status of the project and the imminent operation of the platform that, in the further course of the project activities, will be enriched with the data that the same fishermen will insert daily becoming direct protagonists of the activities of sustainable management of small pelagic fisheries in the Adriatic Sea.

h. 11.00 Web connection by participant and meeting introduction LP - Veneto Agricoltura

h. 11.15 WP1 - updates on project management LP - Veneto Agricoltura - Confirmation of project prolongation and related issues - New project timeplan and strategies for project implementation - Reporting level and suggestions for raising project expenditure targets - A.O.B. h.

11.30 WP3 – Presentation of the ITACA WebAPP LP - Veneto Agricoltura and Mostaza – Larin Group s.r.l. - Presentation of the ITACA Web APP and its running h. 12.00 WP4 and WP5 – Steps and instructions for the starting up of ITACA pilot action and establishment of cluster LP - Veneto Agricoltura and PP5 - Confcooperative - Planning of involvement activities towards SP fishermen (i.e. meeting foreseen in act. 3.3., 4.1 and 5.2) - Road map for collection of engagement by SP fishermen (in pilot action and cluster) and scheduling of main steps (act. 4.2 and 5.1) - Round table among partners for discussion h.

12.30 WP2 - updates on project communication LP - Veneto Agricoltura + PP1 CNR-IRBIM - Cooperation with other IT-HR projects for communication and dissemination - Introduction of main features of the Mid-term Scientific event - A.O.B. h.

12.45 SC session – fixing and approval of mail deadline and partners’ tasks h.

13.00 End of the meetings