Events

CINEA and ELMEN participated in the final meeting with all project partners to discuss the final technical and economical issues.

Screening of the LIFE PINNARCA documentary at the Ateneo Mercantil de Valenciano (Valencia).

July 12, 19:30 h

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IMEDMAR-UCV visited IOPR and UNINA as part of the translocation efforts and tissue sampling from P. nobilis individuals

IMEDMAR-UCV welcomed the Valencian Federation of Underwater Activities and Institut d'Ecologia Litoral

Jose Tena participated in the National Aquaculture Day at the House of Science of the CSIC in Valencia

The IMEDMAR-UCV participated in the 2nd International Meeting on Knowledge and Blue Economy

IMEDMAR recovered the collectors and the individuals found will be genetically analysed

IMEDMAR welcomed them, showcasing their facilities and making them aware of the project

Discover all the partners and the work done in the project all over the Mediterranean

2022 activity report about the Thau Basin discussing Pinna nobilis status

Join the Syndicat Mixte du Bassin de Thau in their initiative to raise awareness about the lagoon

Members of the Institute for Environment and Nature from the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development visited Spain

Awaking awareness in different high school in Murcia (Spain)

Watch the presentation video of the PINNARCA documentary about to be realised

Patricia Prado (IRTA) shared insights from her research on Pinna nobilis on this special day

Held at the end of January of 2023. Overview of the ongoing activities actions in progress

With Iris Hendriks (IMEDEA-CSIC), Sandra Espeja (Observadors del Mar), Elvira Alvarez y Maite Vázquez (IEO-CSIC)

Nardo Vicente took part in the international congress organized by the Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts (Beït al-Hikma)

The Institut océanographique Paul Ricard presented results at the 5e Journées internationales de Limnologie et d'Océanographie

Learn about the status of the species and how to report still-living individuals if you found one!

Discussing about the work and goals of the project with scientists and representatives of Mediterranean environmental organisations

Official presentation and press meeting of LIFE PINNARCA (LIFE 20-NAT/ES/001265) held in Valencia

Visit to salt mines to explore the use of the ponds as Pinna nobilis sanctuaries in February of 2022

Topics included project management organization of presential meeting, etc.

During his mobility internship at the University of Mauritius, José Tena, one of the Life coordinators, has given several talks about the projects he is working on.

Francesca Carella (UNINA) presented the Life Pinnarca project at the 'Società Italiana Ricerca Applicata alla
Molluschicoltura'

Screening of the documentary "Avant que la Grande Nacre meure" organised by the IOPR 

Prof. Garcia March discussed Pinna reproduction at Marine Biology & Aquaculture (UNINA) Seminar

A debate on the recreational uses of national parks was held, accompanied by insights and findings from the LIFE project

Join experts in a workshop on Pinna nobilis conservation and strategies to prevent extinction

Discover the International Festival of the Marine World, in Hyères at the Forum du Casino

Collaborative presentation of projects and a documentary together with Plastic Oceans Europe

Yolanda Fernández provided insights into the ongoing project initiatives and developments of LIFE PINNARCA

Participants visited the Trabucador area accompanied by Barcelona Zoo guides during the DBF2023

UNINA discussed “Approaching mass mortality events of invertebrates in the marine environment: What do we really know?”

Dissemination of the LIFE PINNARCA project on 12th of June in Barcelona

Held on 17th of May in Girona, with Ignasi Gairin, from IRTA, Spain 

Students from bachelor's degree in Marine Technologies explored how IRTA acquires field information in the project

Carmelo Iaria will take with particular attention to the organisms present in Lake Faro

Report your observation in the Sea Watchers platform if you find fan mussels while diving

Discussing about Pinna recovery with the ‘Parcs Naturals de la Comunitat Valenciana’ team

For evaluating the possibilities of this natural environment as a possible place of reception for specimens of Pinna nobilis

Presented in the 15th ICZEGAR hosted by the University of the Aegean in Mytilini (Greece)

Reviewed overall project and discussed actions, progress, and deliverables

Meeting with the Azul Marino Foundation in Valencia

Find out about the status of the Pinna nobilis in the 15th edition of “Tertúlies de Literatura Científica” in the UVic

Addressed to master’s degree students of Conservation Ecology at the University of Alicante 

Held in November of 2021. Topics included starting times and synergies with other LIFE projects, etc.

A special session organised by LIFE PINNARCA and LIFE PINNA projects was carried out during the International Symposium on Marine Science 2024 in Valencia, Spain.

José Rafael García March gave his conference "Update of Pinna nobilis status based on the results of the LIFE Pinnarca project" in the Days of scientific divulgation: Marine conservation and environment

IMEDMAR-UCV visited colleagues in the Baltic region to convey the project's objectives

The poster showcased in Belfast aimed to globally raise awareness, with over 1,500 delegates participating

CIMAR-UA and the Hippocampus Association, organized this volunteering day

This November, a volunteer initiative in the Mar Menor focused on searching for P. nobilis

José Tena (IMEDMAR-UCV) presented the project and the actions being carried out

IMEDMAR welcomed Francisco J. Espinós Gutiérrez to the Calpe Marine Station for discussions about the project

Two workshops were developed to reach a greater number of citizens, students, and various administrations

UNINA presented “Phagocytosis based assay for an in vitro assessment of immunocompetence of the pen shell P. nobilis during Mass Mortality Events”

Measuring immunocompetence to improve conservation efforts: an in vitro challenge of the hemocytes of Pinna nobilis from natural and captive individuals

Dissemination of the initiatives and activities carried out by biologists who develop their activity in this location in Catalonia

Follow up meeting of technical and economical aspects with NEEMO representative

Students from bachelor's degree in Marine Technologies explored how IRTA acquires field information in the project

Some PINNARCA involved researchers presented and discussed the completed RECUPERA PINNA project and the targets reached

Held in January of 2023. Reviewed overall project and discussed 'Location of optimum sites' (action A.2.)

Held on 15th December of 2022 in the Oceanogràfic of Valencia

Alicante University organised a volunteering and citizen science activity to help find Pinna nobilis individuals

Informative talk for fishermen and high schools and dissemination of the project in Murcia

Meeting with the Agricultural University of Athens in June of 2022

Learn about the LIFE Pinnarca Mascot Design Contest and find out the results

Students of all ages visit the IMEDMAR-UCV often and learn all about LIFE PINNARCA

Researchers of Universidad de Alicante, Ecologistas en Acción Región Murciana and Universidad de Murcia met this Feb to coordinate their actions in the project