ISPRA survey campaign on the marine environment in the offshore sector
An investigation campaign is in the phase of develop in the central Adriatic, between the Pescara, Ancona and Cesenatico seafarers, aimed at completing and deepening the knowledge framework on the marine environment affected by the presence of offshore platforms for the extraction of hydrocarbons from the bottom of the sea.
The project, funded by the CRESS Management of MITE, ISPRA is involved, with the coordination of the Service for integrated and strategic environmental assessments and for the relations between environment and health (VAL-ASI), the technical-scientific and operational support of the Area for monitoring and the characterization of the quality status of the ecosystem and marine waters (BIO-ACAM), of the motor ship ASTREA and of the ISPRA laboratories in Chioggia and Castel Romano. The initiative also involves ARPA Emilia-Romagna, which provides support for the technical-scientific and analytical aspects.