Beach litter monitoring. Also in Torre Mileto, Foggia, collection and monitoring of nets for mussel farming
500 nets for mussel farming collected in two hours: the monitoring of Life MUSCLES in Torre Mileto, near Foggia, organized by the Circolo Legambiente IRIDE of San Nicandro Garganico.
Beach litter monitoring. In Manfredonia in Puglia, the first beach waste collection and monitoring activity
The monitoring of beached mussel stockings starts from Manfredonia: this activity will be repeated every year, which affects the pilot areas, to evaluate the progress of the project actions
Removing waste from the sea is no longer a crime. Salvamare is law
Presented in 2018 by the then Minister of the Environment and Protection of the Territory and Sea Sergio Costa, it is a first and fundamental milestone for starting a real work of protection of the marine environment.
Presentation of the Life MUSCLES Project at the Seas at Risk workshop
At the center of the workshop, the European projects of interface and connection between science, research and the stakeholders who live from the sea.
Presentation of the Life MUSCLES Project at the University of Bologna
On Saturday 19 March, Professor Alessio Bonaldo presented our project among the various involving the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna on the theme of "New technologies and strategies for reducing the use of plastics in shellfish farming.
First monitoring visit by Neemo EEIG
The first monitoring visit by Neemo EEIG – Timesis was held today, 23 February 2022, the company that will be our guide, monitor and evaluator of project performance for the next four years.
Presentation of Life Muscles at Ecomondo
Presented at Ecomondo, the green and circular economy fair, the new project by Legambiente LIFE Muscles: the circular economy for the tubular nets used in mussel farming. Fishnets are the third most common plastic waste found on the seabed in Italy and account for around 27% of the waste found on