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"The sea you don't expect", "What happens over there?"

Last 19 July started the ISPRA's dissemination campaign to tell about the specific activities developed by its researchers, in compliance with the shared programs in Europe, both through observation and monitoring of marine environments, and in the field of laboratory research.
The second initiative is dedicated to the seabed restoration.
Costa Concordia was the largest ship that has ever been attempted and carried out to recover. July 23, 2021, marks the seventh anniversary of the removal of the great wreck which, towed by two oceanic tugs, left the island of Giglio for good, headed for the port of Genoa, where the ship was dismantled and scrapped. 80% of its 50,000 tons was recycled. The seabed cleaning operations on the Island of Giglio officially ended in May 2018, but the story for the seabed does not end there ...