Calls for Applications for Collaborative Assignments for 2013 (Nos. 458–597)

Notice no. 597 of December 20, 2013: Preparation and cleaning of the data set of historical data on the distribution of toxic dinoflagellates in the Conero Riviera. Deadline 27/12/13

Notice no. 596 of December 18, 2013: Study of surface currentometry and wave motion in the Gulf of Naples through HF radar data analysis. Deadline 27/12/13

Notice no. 595 of December 16, 2013: Sample collection and analytical determinations for the monitoring of broodstock holding tanks. Deadline 23/12/13

Notice no. 594 of December 16, 2013: Visual census data collection of fish fauna by diving at the Tor Paterno Shoals MPA, statistical processing and drafting of the final report. Deadline 23/12/13

Notice no. 593 of December 16, 2013: Environmental characterization of a water body of about 351 hectares (Torre Guaceto). Deadline 23/12/13

Notice no. 592 of December 13, 2013: Graphic development for project outreach material: graphic designs aimed at brochures, posters, informative material. Deadline 20/12/13

Notice no. 591 of December 13, 2013: Translation of scientific texts from English to Italian and vice versa in the field of marine biology. Deadline 20/12/13

Notice no. 590 of December 11, 2013: Quantitative video analysis on underwater footage acquired in marine environments and analysis of biocenoses and thanatocenoses sampled via grab and sediment cores in the Strait of Sicily. Integration of the results with data from acoustic mapping of the investigated areas for the creation of thematic maps. Deadline 18/12/13

Notice no. 589 of December 11, 2013: Processing, interpretation, and cartographic rendering of multibeam echo sounder and reflection seismic data, elaboration of scientific syntheses on the main areas of geological hazard of the continental margin of the Gulf of Taranto. Deadline 18/12/13

Notice no. 588 of December 11, 2013: Processing, interpretation, and cartographic rendering of multibeam echo sounder and reflection seismic data, elaboration of scientific syntheses on the main areas of geological hazard of the Sardinian continental margins. Deadline 18/12/13

Notice no. 587 of December 11, 2013: Processing, interpretation, and cartographic rendering of multibeam echo sounder and reflection seismic data, elaboration of scientific syntheses on the main areas of geological hazard of the North-Sicilian continental margin. Deadline 18/12/13

Notice no. 586 of December 11, 2013: Bibliographic research and data analysis regarding existing information on anthropogenic impacts in marine environments. Deadline 18/12/13

Notice no. 585 of December 10, 2013: Translation of scientific articles for CoCONET project reporting. Deadline 17/12/13

Notice no. 584 of December 10, 2013: Data entry of scientific data into databases, support for management software development; editing of reports in English; finalization of scientific reports and posters. Deadline 17/12/13

Notice no. 583 of December 5, 2013: Data collection on cetacean bycatch; data rendering according to the project database. Deadline 12/12/13

Notice no. 582 of December 5, 2013: Underwater sampling and deployment of structures with bioremediating organisms at an aquaculture facility in areas of the Lazio coastline. Deadline 12/12/13

Notice no. 581 of November 28, 2013: Elaboration of geological/cartographic data for the production of a geomorphological map of the Mar Piccolo area of Taranto. Deadline 05/12/13

Notice no. 580 of November 21, 2013: Technical-scientific support in drafting project reports and writing scientific publications. Statistical processing of jellyfish distribution data. Editorial assistance for the publication of MOLTOOLS symposium contributions. Deadline 28/11/13

Notice no. 579 of November 21, 2013: Data collection on cetacean bycatch; data rendering according to the project database; pingers experimentation; data analysis; collaboration in drafting intermediate and final reports. Deadline 28/11/13

Notice no. 578 of November 12, 2013: Operational technical support within the CoNISMa Organizational Agreement – Port Authority of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Gaeta for the environmental characterization of sediments in the water body off Fiumicino. Deadline 19/11/13

Notice no. 577 of November 12, 2013: Operational technical support in executing physical-chemical, microbiological, and ecotoxicological analyses on sediment samples; support for data processing and reporting. Deadline 19/11/13

Notice no. 576 of November 12, 2013: Logistic support for field and laboratory activities with particular reference to aspects related to sample processing. Deadline 19/11/13

Notice no. 575 of November 12, 2013: Logistic support for field and laboratory activities with particular reference to safety-related aspects. Deadline 19/11/13

Notice no. 574 of November 5, 2013: Collaboration in defining the concourse for qualitative analysis (Q-method). Deadline 12/11/13

Notice no. 573 of November 5, 2013: Specialized accounting consulting and assistance activities related to the drafting of interim financial statements and the annual financial statement. Deadline 12/11/13

Notice no. 572 of October 23, 2013: Monitoring of population dynamics, stomach contents, and trophic relationships. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 571 of October 23, 2013: Study of the genetic characteristics of jellyfish populations. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 570 of October 23, 2013: Executive manager assistant within the Med JellyRisk project. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 569 of October 23, 2013: Management of the jellyfish monitoring database, data collection and analysis of a socio-economic survey on the impact of jellyfish on tourism and fisheries. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 568 of October 23, 2013: Bibliographic research and meta-analysis on impact indicators for vulnerable marine ecosystems. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 567 of October 23, 2013: Assessment of the impact of mineral extraction activities on deep benthic ecosystems in different study areas. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 566 of October 23, 2013: Bibliographic research concerning new information regarding the resilience and recovery of deep ecosystems and planning of experimental “restoration” activities. Deadline 30/10/13

Notice no. 565 of October 21, 2013: Side Scan Sonar data acquisition, sonogram interpretation, bathymetric profiles, cartographic rendering. Deadline 28/10/13

Notice no. 564 of October 21, 2013: Processing of ecotoxicological data and graphic rendering of the quality class of Trapani port sediments. Deadline 28/10/13

Notice no. 563 of October 17, 2013: Translation of scientific articles. Deadline 24/10/13

Notice no. 562 of October 17, 2013: Underwater sampling of C. nodosa, density estimates, multiparameter probe surveys of water column descriptors in areas of the Lazio and Tuscan coastline, sediment sampling, laboratory analyses on water and sediment samples. Deadline 24/10/13

Notice no. 561 of October 17, 2013: Sampling and density estimation of freshwater fish species of community interest, habitat census. Deadline 24/10/13

Notice no. 560 of October 17, 2013: Coordination of the working group in charge of sediment analysis. Deadline 24/10/13

Notice no. 559 of October 15, 2013: Data entry and operational testing of application modules implemented in an ecological risk analysis system for inland waters. Deadline 22/10/13

Notice no. 558 of October 9, 2013: Planning and carrying out scientific and technological research activities for the development of genomic markers with advanced NGS technologies for population structure analysis in marine fish and crustaceans. Deadline 16/10/13

Notice no. 557 of October 3, 2013: Translation of scientific documentation from English to Italian or vice versa. Experience in translating technical-scientific reports relating to marine research is required. Deadline 10/10/13

Notice no. 556 of September 23, 2013: Ecological characterization of the sea of upper Lazio. Deadline 30/09/13

Notice no. 555 of September 20, 2013: Data analysis regarding the porifera population associated with red coral. Deadline 26/09/13

Notice no. 554 of September 17, 2013: Elaboration of side scan sonar surveys and underwater video analysis acquired in marine environments, with subsequent integration of the results into GIS systems for the creation of thematic maps of benthic biocenoses in the Strait of Sicily. Deadline 23/09/13

Notice no. 553 of September 12, 2013: Visual census of fish fauna and artisanal fishing: data acquisition and processing; support for drafting the final report. Deadline 23/09/13

Notice no. 551 of July 25, 2013: Preparation and analysis of the population genetics dataset of target fish resources of the StockMed Project. Report drafting and Deliverables release. Deadline 01/08/13

Notice no. 550 of July 25, 2013: Assessment of age estimates of sampled molluscs, also based on preparations made at the Department of Geosciences. Deadline 01/08/13

Notice no. 549 of July 25, 2013: Residual sampling of bivalve molluscs, according to the research plan, data review, integration, and final report. Preparation of the database to be included in the planned cartography. Deadline 01/08/13

Notice no. 548 of July 25, 2013: Acquisition of documentation useful for drafting the final report at the consortium offices of Venice and Monfalcone, at the Trieste Operating Unit. Digital rendering of obtained data. Deadline 01/08/13

Notice no. 547 of July 25, 2013: Support for the implementation of data obtained from sampling already finalized for the benthic compartment. Deadline 01/08/13

Notice no. 546 of July 24, 2013: Coordination of the working group in charge of sediment analysis;

Notice no. 545 of July 24, 2013: Translation of scientific articles. Deadline 31/07/13

Notice no. 544 of July 24, 2013: Identification of suitable areas for the implementation of anti-jellyfish mitigation activities planned within the MED-Jellyrisk project. Organization of scientific dissemination and project outreach events. Deadline 31/07/13

Notice no. 543 of July 17, 2013: Creation of plates on the morphology of some species. Deadline 24/07/13

Notice no. 542 of July 17, 2013: Consulting, programming, and implementation of web communication. Deadline 24/07/13

Notice no. 541 of July 17, 2013: Data collection on anthropogenic pressure at the Portofino MPA. Deadline 24/07/13

Notice no. 540 of July 17, 2013: Data analysis of the trophic ecology of the Varano lagoon. Deadline 24/07/13

Notice no. 535 of July 8, 2013: Collaboration in defining the historical evolutionary trend of the coastline of the Torre Guaceto Marine Protected Area. Deadline 15/07/13

Notice no. 534 of July 8, 2013: Collaboration in defining the marine weather climate and circulation currents in the stretch of sea affected by the discharge of treated wastewater from the Carovigno (BR) plant. Deadline 15/07/13

Notice no. 533 of July 1, 2013: Production of geological mapping at different scales. Deadline 08/07/13

Notice no. 532 of June 27, 2013: Determination of red coral population structure through ROV images. Deadline 05/07/13

Notice no. 530 of June 27, 2013: Observation and video-photographic survey of the Apulian seas. Deadline 04/07/13

Notice no. 529 of June 19, 2013: Data entry and processing regarding the regulatory aspects of research activities. Collaboration in drafting the final report. Deadline 26/06/13

Notice no. 528 of June 19, 2013: Biometric measurements of lamellibranch molluscs. Deadline 04/07/13

Notice no. 527 of June 17, 2013: Maerl, rhodolith associations, and Coralligenous of the Upper Adriatic (Veneto). Deadline 24/06/13

Notice no. 526 of June 14, 2013: Bibliographic data collection of historical data on Ligurian hard-bottom biocenoses. Deadline 21/06/13

Notice no. 524 of June 5, 2013: Survey in the fisheries of Gallipoli and S.M. di Leuca, as well as in other landing points of the neighboring Ionian-Adriatic coast, of information regarding the accidental catch of cold-water corals and associated fish species. Deadline 12/06/13

Notice no. 523 of June 5, 2013: Survey in the fishery of Porto Cesareo, as well as in other landing points of the neighboring Ionian coast, of information regarding the accidental catch of cold-water corals and associated fish species. Deadline 12/06/13

Notice no. 522 of June 5, 2013: Survey in the fishery of Taranto, as well as in other landing points of the Ionian Taranto coast, of information regarding the accidental catch of cold-water corals and associated fish species. Deadline 12/06/13

Notice no. 521 of June 5, 2013: Survey in the fisheries of Monopoli and Mola di Bari, as well as in other landing points of the Adriatic coast, of information regarding the accidental catch of cold-water corals and associated fish species. Deadline 12/06/13

Notice no. 520 of May 27, 2013: Data entry and processing referred to the samplings of the “MIPAAF CLAMS” project. Deadline 03/06/13

Notice no. 519 of May 27, 2013: Information, dissemination, environmental education activities, and promotion of sustainable use forms of the Bergeggi MPA. Deadline 03/06/13

Notice no. 518 of May 14, 2013: Sample collection, including by underwater diving, their subsequent taxonomic identification, fixation of the samples using specific protocols, and shipment to the reference laboratory. The collection will concern the species Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Posidonia oceanica, and Cystoseira barbata in 4 Italian and 4 foreign sites (Albania, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro), and the species Scorpaena porcus and Symphodus tinca only in Italian sites. Deadline 21/05/13

Notice no. 517 of May 14, 2013: Sample collection, including by underwater diving, their subsequent taxonomic identification, fixation of the samples using specific protocols, and shipment to the reference laboratory. The collection will concern the species Pachygrapsus marmoratus, Posidonia oceanica, and Cystoseira barbata in 4 Italian and 4 foreign sites (Albania, Croatia, Greece, Montenegro), and the species Scorpaena porcus and Symphodus tinca only in Italian sites. Deadline 21/05/13

Notice no. 516 of May 14, 2013: Microbial virus and prokaryote analyses for subsequent metagenomic analyses in marine sediments as expected in WP5 of the project. Deadline 21/05/13

Notice no. 515 of May 14, 2013: 16S rRNA analysis of prokaryotes for metagenomic analyses as planned in Task 5.1.2 of the project. Deadline 21/05/13

Notice no. 514 of May 13, 2013: Spectrophotometric analyses of ETS activity in mesozooplankton and micronekton samples collected with BIONESS along the water column in the Ligurian Sea. Identification of mesozooplankton and micronekton. Deadline 20/05/13

Notice no. 513 of May 13, 2013: Collection and identification of benthic organisms on the north-western coast of Sardinia. Deadline 20/05/13

Notice no. 512 of May 13, 2013: Collection of bibliographic data and historical data on Ligurian hard-bottom biocenoses. Deadline 20/05/13

Notice no. 511 of May 13, 2013: Microscopic, biochemical, and molecular investigations on marine invertebrates of the Italian fauna. Deadline 20/05/13

Notice no. 510 of May 2, 2013: Bibliographic research concerning: a) established regional protected areas, national and international protected areas; b) current Apulian Regional legislation related to the previous points. Deadline 09/05/13

Notice no. 509 of April 29, 2013: Database organization and elaborations regarding populations of demersal species along the Apulian coasts in order to assess connectivity between the different study areas (Adriatic Apulia and Ionian Apulia). Deadline 06/05/13

Notice no. 508 of April 24, 2013: Technical-operational support within the CoNISMa Organizational Agreement – Port Authority of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino, Gaeta for the environmental characterization of sediments in the Port of Gaeta and related activities. Deadline 01/05/13

Notice no. 507 of April 24, 2013: Participation in oceanographic campaigns in the Ligurian Sea and Southern Adriatic; analysis of samples collected using BIONESS throughout the water column (0-2000 m); biomass and ETS measurements. Deadline 01/05/13

Notice no. 506 of April 23, 2013: Scientific and technical support in processing data on the presence and biological effects of contaminants in marine mammals for the implementation of the Marine Strategy Framework Directive. Deadline: 04/30/13 [Application Form]

Notice no. 505 of April 23, 2013: Execution and processing of ecotoxicological assays for the evaluation of Trapani port sediments. Deadline 30/04/13

Notice no. 504 of April 23, 2013: Geo-environmental thematic mapping in a GIS environment, underwater geological prospecting and in-situ morphobathymetric surveys, monitoring and recovery of geological finds. Deadline 30/04/13

Notice no. 502 of April 15, 2013: Monitoring activities in MPAs and development of guidelines for MPA management. Deadline 23/04/13

Notice no. 501 of April 15, 2013: Analysis of samples collected in Sicilian coastal waters regarding phyto- and zooplanktonic components. Deadline 22/04/13

Notice no. 500 of April 11, 2013: Catch data collection on small-scale fishing at the Sinis Peninsula – Mal di Ventre Island MPA. Deadline 18/04/13

Notice no. 499 of April 11, 2013: Catch data collection on small-scale fishing at the Tor Paterno Shoals MPA. Deadline 18/04/13

Notice no. 498 of April 11, 2013: Visual census data collection of fish fauna by diving at the Tor Paterno Shoals MPA. Deadline 18/04/13

Notice no. 497 of April 10, 2013: Update of the dataset of invasive polychaete species. Deadline 17/04/13

Notice no. 495 of April 4, 2013: Communication manager for the “Med-Jelly risk project”. Development of communication and dissemination strategies, production planning for online and offline communication tools. Deadline 11/04/13

Notice no. 494 of April 4, 2013: Separation of benthos and clam samples, sample measurement through photographic analysis, and data rendering per station. Deadline 11/04/13

Notice no. 493 of March 28, 2013: Artistic conception of project material: design aimed at the preparation of brochures, posters, and informative material. Deadline 04/04/13

Notice no. 492 of March 28, 2013: Study of the distribution of benthic hydrozoans both on coralligenous habitats and on Posidonia oceanica. Study of the dynamics of gelatinous macrozooplankton species such as Pelagia noctiluca, Velella velella, Porpita porpita. Deadline 04/04/13

Notice no. 491 of March 28, 2013: Graphic development. Graphic layouts aimed at brochures, posters, and informative material. Deadline 04/04/13

Notice no. 490 of March 22, 2013: Setup of the risk analysis using the Sediqualsoft model for the processing of chemical and toxicological data of Trapani port sediments (Drepanum). Deadline 29/03/13

Notice no. 489 of March 22, 2013: Ecotoxicological risk assessment of Trapani port sediments (Drepanum). Deadline 29/03/13

Notice no. 487 of March 13, 2013: Sampling activities of port sediments for physical-chemical, microbiological, and ecotoxicological analyses. Photographic surveys documenting the sampling procedures. pH and Eh measurement using probes. Drafting of sampling minutes and detailed survey reports with stratigraphy. Management of the collected samples. Deadline 20/03/13

Notice no. 486 of March 12, 2013: Processing of multibeam echometric data for habitat mapping purposes. Deadline 19/03/13

Notice no. 485 of March 8, 2013: Elaboration of side scan sonar surveys and video analysis of underwater footage acquired in shelf marine environments, with subsequent integration of the results into GIS systems for the creation of thematic maps representing the distribution of benthic biocenoses of the coralligenous. Deadline 15/03/13

Notice no. 484 of March 6, 2013: Technical and scientific support for data processing on marine mammals and reptiles for the implementation of the “Marine Strategy Framework” directive. Deadline 13/03/13

Notice no. 483 of March 4, 2013: Assessment of the ecosystem services of Posidonia oceanica. Deadline 11/03/13

Notice no. 482 of February 28, 2013: Collection, analysis, and processing of data for the characterization of the northern Lazio coastline. Deadline 07/03/13

Notice no. 481 of February 15, 2013: Morphometric analysis and statistical data processing. Deadline 22/02/13

Notice no. 480 of February 12, 2013: Research support activities and logistical-organizational assistance for the surveys coordinated by the CoNISMa Trieste OU within the RITMARE Project. Topobathymetric surveys, coastal and oceanographic surveying. Deadline 19/02/13

Notice no. 479 of February 8, 2013: Underwater samplings on coralligenous, photographic sample analysis, data entry. Deadline 15/02/13

Notice no. 478 of February 7, 2013: Translation of scientific documentation from English to Italian or vice versa. Experience in translating technical-scientific reports relating to marine research is required. Deadline 14/02/13

Notice no. 477 of February 7, 2013: Monitoring of Ulva lactuca production in the Biowalk project plant located in Augusta. Scientific technical support to the protoplast production laboratory. Collaboration in dissemination activities, study visits, socio-economic analyses, and feasibility studies relative to one’s own sector. Deadline 14/02/13

Notice no. 476 of January 30, 2013: Support activities for the modeling of oceanographic processes in the Northern Adriatic, through the recovery, validation, and suitable formatting of oceanographic and bathymetric data acquired in situ. Deadline 06/02/13

Notice no. 475 of January 29, 2013: Support for the evaluation of the involvement and leadership of the OUs in RITMARE, administration of questionnaires, support in filling them out, analysis of the administration results, and reporting. Deadline 05/02/13

Notice no. 474 of January 29, 2013: Support for the evaluation of the involvement and leadership of the OUs in RITMARE, administration of questionnaires, support in filling them out, analysis of the administration results, and reporting. Deadline 05/02/13

Notice no. 473 of January 29, 2013: Support for the evaluation of the involvement and leadership of the OUs in RITMARE, administration of questionnaires, support in filling them out, analysis of the administration results, and reporting. Deadline 05/02/13

Notice no. 472 of January 29, 2013: Support for the evaluation of the involvement and leadership of the OUs in RITMARE, administration of questionnaires, support in filling them out, analysis of the administration results, and reporting. Deadline 05/02/13

Notice no. 471 of January 28, 2013: Processing of multibeam echometric data for habitat mapping purposes. Deadline 04/02/13

Notice no. 469 of January 24, 2013: Analysis of the effects of Caulerpa racemosa on the biodiversity and functioning of various subtidal habitats. Sampling, diving, analysis of photographic samples, biochemical composition of sediments, statistical data treatment. Deadline 31/01/13

Notice no. 468 of January 24, 2013: Support for planning the oceanographic campaigns of the RITMARE project. Deadline 31/01/13

Notice no. 465 of January 19, 2013: Executive Project Manager for Med-Jellyrisk project. Analysis of mechanisms promoting alien and native jellyfish outbreaks. Support to Project coordinator in organization of training courses, jellyfish monitoring, assessment of jellyfish proliferation impacts, implementation of mitigation activities, dissemination of knowledge. Deadline 28/01/13

Notice no. 464 of January 11, 2013: Elaboration of informative sheets, accompanied by video and/or photographic material, to be inserted into a CMS platform regarding the naturalistic specificities present in the MPAs. Deadline 18/01/13

Notice no. 462 of January 11, 2013: Support activities for the modeling of oceanographic processes in the Northern Adriatic, through the recovery, validation, and appropriate formatting of oceanographic and bathymetric data acquired in situ. Deadline 18/01/13

Notice no. 461 of January 3, 2013: English linguistic validation of scientific articles intended for publication in journals with an ISPRA Impact Factor. Deadline 10/01/13

Notice no. 460 of January 3, 2013: Analysis and processing of data related to the benthic fauna associated with red coral. Deadline 10/01/13

Notice no. 459 of January 3, 2013: Taxonomic revision of data on the porifera fauna of the Italian coasts. Deadline 10/01/13

Notice no. 458 of January 3, 2013: Sand sampling and analysis of the associated meiofauna. Deadline 10/01/13