We found a match
Your institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.
- Title
Neptune Project: New Sea Sites to Promote Diving Outside the Ligurian Marine Protected Areas.
- Authors
Venturini, Sara; Natale, Luca; Muraglia, Laura; Merotto, Lorenzo; Previati, Monica
- Abstract
One of the objectives of the Neptune project is to improve the management of recreational diving, making it sustainable and integrated with the cross-border territory. In order to reduce the pressure of diving activities on MPAs and to promote the seabed of the Ligurian Sea, the Liguria Region, in co-operation with ARPAL, carried out a survey of natural elements in lesser-known diving sites along the Ligurian coast. More than 50 census dives were carried out and about 170 species of naturalistic interest were monitored, including about 15 protected species. These results have contributed to the implementation of the regional biodiversity database, confirming the richness in terms of species and variety of Ligurian habitats. Characterising the natural heritage in lesser-known areas is a good strategy to be shared across borders, with the dual objective of environmental protection and territorial promotion
- Subjects
LIGURIA (Italy); MARINE parks &; reserves; DIVING; SPECIES diversity; ENVIRONMENTAL protection
- Publication
FOG - Freiberg Online Geoscience, 2021, Vol 58, p111
- ISSN
1434-7512
- Publication type
Article