THE PROJECT
LIFE NatSalMo, a European project for the recovery of native trout in the Molise river basins, was presented today, May 28th at the Molise Region’s Department of Agricultural Policies and Environmental Protection. Nicola Cavaliere (Regional Councilor for Agricultural and Agri-food Policies, Rural Development, Forestry Planning, Hunting and Fishing, Productive Fishing, Environmental Protection, Soil Defense, Energy Policies), Raffaele Coppola (Director of Agriculture, Environment and Food Dept.) – Mol. Univ., Nicolaia Iaffaldano, University of Molise – Project manager of the NatSalMo project, Stefano Esposito (Fish MTRG), Antonio Nicoletti (Resp. Protected Areas and Biodiversity Legambiente), together with the mayor of Oratino Roberto De Socio and Giuseppe Giuliano of Studiogiuliano, one of the partners of the project. This is an accent on the strategic value and also on the economic relevance of a project like LIFE NatSalMo and the Member mayor illustrated as already given through the signing of the River Contracts. The conference was also attended by representatives of local sport fishing operators, actively involved above all in the monitoring and surveillance phases, as confirmed by their contribution to the project.