Who is involved in the DeFishGear Project?

Seven countries embracing Adriatic Sea are involved in the DeFishGear project (Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Montenegro and Slovenia). The DeFishGear project is implemented by a multi-disciplinary team comprising 16 institutions which include academia, research institutes, local and national authorities from all the countries involved. Multi-disciplinary, coordinated and strongly attached partnership reinforces the substantial footprint of the DeFishGear project on the path towards a litter-free Adriatic Sea.

 

THE LIST OF THE PROJECT PARTNERS IS THE FOLLOWING:

LEAD PARTNER

1. National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

 

PROJECT PARTNERS

1. Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, Rome, Italy

2. Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Italy

3. Mediterranean Consortium, Rome, Italy

4. Regional Agency for Environmental Protection in the Emilia-Romagna Region, Cesenatico, Italy

5. Institute for Water of the Republic of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia

6. University of Nova Garcia, the Laboratory for Environmental Research, Nova Garcia, Slovenia

7. Institute for Oceanography and Fisheries, Split, Croatia

8. Hydro-Engineering Institute of the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

9. Institute of Marine Biology, University of Montenegro, Kotor, Montenegro

10. Agricultural University of Tirana, Laboratory of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Tirana, Albania

11. Regional Council of Lezha, Lezha, Albania

12. Mediterranean Information Office for Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development, Athens, Greece

13. Hellenic Centre for Marine Research (with participation of the Institute of Oceanography and Institute of Marine Biological Resources and Inland Waters), Anavyssos, Greece

14. Public Institution RERA SD for Coordination and Development of Split Dalmatia County, Split, Croatia

15. Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change, Lecce, Italy

 

ASSOCIATES

1. PlasticsEurope AISBL, Brussels, Belgium

2. Ministry for Agriculture and Environment, Ljubljana, Slovenia

3. Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea, Rome, Italy

4. Croatian Environment Agency, Zagreb, Croatia

5. Fishing League, Rome, Italy

6. Agency for Watershed Area of Adriatic Sea Mostar, Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina