Presents:

Understanding and managing fisheries

session:

• Understanding and managing fisheries on day 2019-06-07, 09:00 - 13:00 Knowledge-based support to management/governance of Seas and Oceans

Organization:

CNR

Degree in:

Biology

Short bio:

Fabio Fiorentino, fishery biologist, PhD in marine environmental science, senior researcher of Institute for Coastal Marine Environment (IAMC) of Italian National Research Council (CNR) at Mazara del Vallo (Italy). Main research activities: Fishery biology and spatial based approach to fisheries management. Scientific Responsible of European and Italian projects on stock assessment of demersal resource and sustainable fishery management in the Mediterranean. Italian National Focal Point of the FAO Regional Project Medsudmed. Coordinator of the Sub Committee on Stock Assessment of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC) of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) from 2010 to 2013. Author of 60 scientific papers on fisheries on ISI journals.

My best professional achievement:

Development of an original approach to identify the Essential Fish Habitats of demersal species in the Mediterranean

My best personal achievement:

Try to follow the paths of wisdom