The first males of the Volturno are about to go up the sides for reproduction and it is time for most of the young born in spring to let themselves be carried away by the current and reach the main course where they will reach sexual maturity: the few young trouts that do not let…
18 Nov
Open Forum NatSalMo is back in Campobasso
The Open Forum #Natsalmo is back on Monday 29 November. In Campobasso, at the headquarters of the former GIL from 15.00 to 18.30 we will discuss in a proactive manner the River Contracts, voluntary tools for planning and strategic management of river resources, the result of a synergistic collaboration between institutions and citizens. As part…
17 Nov
Rio Santa Maria ready for the lifts of the breeders
The first heavy rains of autumn have arrived. For the Biferno trout it is time to prepare for the ascent to the breeding sites. In a few weeks the gravel groves of Rio Santa Maria will host the first spawns of reproducers who face journeys of up to tens of kilometers to reach the most…
29 Oct
The improvements on the Rio Caprionero work!
This summer we had completed the construction of the fish passages on the Rio Caprionero (basin of the Volturno River) and on the Rio S. Maria (basin of the Biferno River). These works are fundamental to overcome the barriers that man has built in the river beds and which prevent or make it more difficult…
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…
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 –…
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…
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…
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…