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Autumn monitoring 14 Oct

Autumn monitoring

NatsalMo monitoring activities began in September to observe the results of the last breeding seasons. During the sampling, tissue samples were also taken to be sent to in-depth genetic analyzes such as SNPs: we need these analyzes to continue to monitor the improvements in the genetic integrity of the populations we are working on. Pending…

NatSalMo partecipated in the 24th ASPA congress 08 Oct

NatSalMo partecipated in the 24th ASPA congress

To disseminate the results obtained following the scientific activities carried out in the context of actions C5 and C6, during the participation in the 24th ASPA (Animal Science and Production Association) congress, held in Padua at the “Fiore di Botta” university campus, by 21 to 24 September 2021, some scientific works were presented: O150 –…

XIII National Conference on Biodiversity Agriculture, wellness and health Foggia, 7-9 September 2021 – Online conference 23 Sep

XIII National Conference on Biodiversity Agriculture, wellness and health Foggia, 7-9 September 2021 – Online conference

Professor Nicolaia Iaffaldano, Project Manager of our project, participated as chairperson and speaker at the online conference held in Foggia between 7 and 9 September last.   The conference offered the opportunity to present the results of our project describing the benefits of cryopreservation of the semen Iaffaldano_La crioconservazione del seme come strategia per la…

Dying fishes in the Cavaliere river 18 Sep

Dying fishes in the Cavaliere river

The dying fish and the numerous carcasses found in the Cavaliere river by FIPSAS in recent days represent an alarm signal for possible criticalities in the waterways of the Isernina area. It will be the task of the Isernia Zooprophylactic Institute to establish the causes of fish deaths, but it is easy to think of…

Scientific paper in MDPI – Fishes: Cryobank of Mediterranean  Brown Trout Semen: Evaluation of the Use of Frozen Semen up to Six Hours  Post-Collection 30 Aug

Scientific paper in MDPI – Fishes: Cryobank of Mediterranean Brown Trout Semen: Evaluation of the Use of Frozen Semen up to Six Hours Post-Collection

The main objective of our project is to safeguard the native trout of Molise and the habitats they inhabit, but it is still important that the results obtained are shared with the scientific community through the publication of articles in international journals. This constant activity is essential so that the model we are applying in…

Cleand the reproductive sites at the sources of Biferno river 30 Aug

Cleand the reproductive sites at the sources of Biferno river

We have cleaned up the breeding sites at the sources of the Biferno River from several quintals of urban waste. It was not uncommon to see trout trying to dig their nest in the gravel between a glass bottle, a can and a tire. Having freed the gravel from much of the waste has certainly…

BUILT THE PASSAGE FOR FISH ON THE RIO SANTA MARIA 03 Aug

BUILT THE PASSAGE FOR FISH ON THE RIO SANTA MARIA

In these hot days of midsummer, the project does not stop: in fact, the construction of the fish passage near a bridle on the Rio Santa Maria, in Bojano has just finished.   The study of the movements of native trout in the Biferno basin has shown us that large breeders need the greatest freedom…

Completed the works on the Rio Caprionero 19 Jul

Completed the works on the Rio Caprionero

The Caprionero stream is an important tributary of the Volturno river, where native trout usually go to reproduce. As is known, near Sant’Eusanio, it was interrupted in its continuity by a waterfall of about one meter jump and by an artificial section in reinforced concrete box without any shelter for the ascent of the fish…

NatSalMo to the children 09 Jul

NatSalMo to the children

Last Friday, the second NatSalMo appointment dedicated to young people was held at the Galassport sports center in Campobasso, as part of the summer camps organized by the structure’s educators. During the meeting, through the projection of images and the game, the objectives of the project were first explained, after which various issues were addressed…

Nat.Sal.Mo. in local schools 22 Jun

Nat.Sal.Mo. in local schools

The Covid-19 pandemic and the various consequent lockdowns had kept us away from schools, forcing us to completely reshape the training offer that we had planned at the beginning of the project. But we managed to do something, even if with great difficulty, and the result makes us very proud. On April 16, in fact,…