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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
17 Jun
Scientific Paper published on MDPI – Animals: Genotyping of Two Mediterranean Trout Populations in Central-Southern Italy for Conservation Purposes Using a Rainbow-Trout-Derived SNP Array
Simple Summary Mediterranean trout is one of the most threatened freshwater fish at risk of extinction. A complex pattern of climatic and anthropogenic pressures has dramatically compromised its biodiversity. In particular, the introduction of non-native trout represents one of the most important threats with negative impact on intraspecific diversity of native populations. The introgressive hybridization…
05 Jun
World Environment Day 2021
The theme of this year’s Environment Day is the “Restoration of Ecosystems”, with the aim of preventing, stopping and reversing the damage inflicted on the planet’s ecosystems, thus trying to move from the exploitation of nature to its healing. And with World Environment Day 2021, the United Nations officially launches the United Nations Decade for…
26 May
The mimicry of the trout of Molise
The river habitat is pure dynamism. Nothing stands still. The play of light and shadow, of dazzling reflections and shady branches, creates the dynamic background within which the trout live. And the speckling and zebra pattern of the Molise trout is not only to be read in a static way, because depending on the colors…