Partners
Who promotes MED-BIOWATCH, which management bodies are involved and which local and scientific partners work in each location.
Promoting partners
- Area 11 Diving Center, La Maddalena: conception, coordination of activities at sea, pilot site, training.
- Plastic Jumper: design, digital platform, data management and publication, communication (plasticjumper.it).
Management bodies and partners by location
| Location | Management body | Local and scientific partners |
|---|---|---|
| La Maddalena | Ente Parco Nazionale dell'Arcipelago di La Maddalena (La Maddalena Archipelago National Park Authority) | Area 11 Diving Center; Sardinian universities with marine biology courses; the Park's environmental education centres at Caprera |
| Giglio and Giannutri | Ente Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano (Tuscan Archipelago National Park Authority) | International Diving, Giglio Porto; Tuscan universities |
| Argentario | Ente Parco Nazionale Arcipelago Toscano as a contact; Comune di Monte Argentario (the municipality) | Diving centre to be identified; Casa dei Pesci, Accademia Mare Ambiente |
| Ustica | Area Marina Protetta Isola di Ustica (Isola di Ustica Marine Protected Area) | Ustica Diving; University of Palermo; Centro Studi e Documentazione Isola di Ustica |
The management bodies have been proposed as contacts: the project is a proposal to be shared with them and validated together.
The role of each partner
- Management bodies: technical discussion on the protocol, authorisations for stations in the most protected zones, a scientific contact, access to existing monitoring data, cooperation with local schools.
- Partner diving centres: activities at sea, training of Surveyors and Operators, calendar of courses and outings for their own location.
- Universities and research centres: scientific support, training, internships and theses on the project's data.
- Area 11 Diving Center: coordinates the activities at sea and the simultaneous campaigns.
- Plastic Jumper: looks after the platform, the data and publication.
Scientific committee
A scientific committee is proposed, with one representative for each management body or university partner, plus the project coordinators. The committee approves the protocol, the species list and the stations, validates the data and signs off the reports.
To find out how to reach the organisations, see Contacts.
Updated on 25 October 2026.