Economist specialized in fisheries data collection, management and analysis, with extensive experience in bio-economic modelling and impact assessment. He holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno. He began his career in 2001 at IREPA and, since 2003, has been involved in the European programme for fisheries data collection and analysis, with a particular focus on the Italian fishing fleet. From 2006 to 2009 he was an Associate Researcher at the Centre for the Economics and Management of Aquatic Resources (CEMARE), University of Portsmouth (United Kingdom), where he further developed his expertise in socio-economic analysis and aquatic resource management. Since 2013 he has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA, contributing to the development of bio-economic models, impact assessment studies of fisheries management measures, and economic analyses of Italian and Mediterranean fisheries. He participates in numerous national and international projects, supporting the development of tools and methodologies for fisheries policy.

Economist specialized in data collection and management, with extensive experience in structural statistics and economic analysis of Italian and Mediterranean fisheries. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno. She began her career in 1996 at IREPA, working on the collection, processing and analysis of economic data on the Italian fishing fleet. She has collaborated with FAO as a consultant for economic studies on fisheries in developing countries and has participated in numerous national and international projects related to the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy, market analysis and socio-economic dependency assessments. Since 2013 she has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA, where she contributes to the development of analyses and indicators supporting fisheries policy. She coordinated the Work Package on socio-economic data within the National Fisheries Data Collection Programme and, within STECF, has participated in several working groups, coordinating the Mediterranean section of the Annual Economic Report on the EU fishing fleet.

Economist specialized in data collection and management, with extensive experience in applied research at national and international level and in scientific support to fisheries policy. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno and began her career in 1999 at IREPA, participating in national and international research projects. Since 2005 she has been involved in the collection and analysis of socio-economic data under the National Data Collection Programme (DCF/EUMAP) for both the fishing fleet and the fish processing industry. She collaborated with FAO on studies analysing fish trade in the Mediterranean in 2001 and 2010. Since 2013 she has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA, where she works on stakeholder engagement, impact assessment and value chain analysis, also contributing to RCGECON working groups with coordination roles, particularly in the areas of capital evaluation and fish processing. She was a member of the Scientific, Technical and Economic Committee for Fisheries (STECF) of the European Commission from 2009 to 2019 and is currently Chair of the STECF Expert Working Group on Fish Processing. Since 2025 she has been a member of the Bureau of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE).

Economist with extensive experience in economic analysis of the fisheries, aquaculture and fish processing sectors, and in the coordination of international research programmes and scientific networks. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno and began her career at ICRAM before continuing at IREPA until 2012. Since 2003 she has been consistently involved in the EU Data Collection Programme (DCF/EUMAP), working on the economic analysis of the fishing fleet and the fish processing industry. Since 2013 she has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA, where she develops indicators and methodologies to support fisheries policy and conducts economic studies on fisheries, aquaculture and processing. In 2025 she served as responsible author and lead author of the National Fisheries Profile of Italy for the European Commission. She works as an independent expert for the European Commission (REA, STECF) and holds a PhD in Economics, Management and Statistics from the University of Messina, where she studied the role of aquaculture in achieving SDG 14 and within the circular economy through LCA case studies. She is a member of the GFCM Technical Advisory Group on Value Chain and Market Access.

Economist with extensive experience in socio-economic analysis of Mediterranean and European fisheries, bio-economic modelling and input-output analysis applied to the blue economy. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno and began her career in 1999 at IREPA, participating in numerous research projects funded by the Italian Ministry of Agriculture, the European Commission and FAO. Since 2013 she has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA. From 2021 to 2025 she served as Vice President of the European Association of Fisheries Economists (EAFE). From 2020 to 2021 she was Co-Chair of the Regional Coordination Group for Economic Issues (RCG ECON), supervising fisheries economic data. She actively participates in STECF working groups of the European Commission and in the Community of Practice (CoP) of the EU Blue Economy Observatory (BEO). She obtained a PhD in Economics and Policies of Markets and Enterprises in 2024.Economista con consolidata esperienza in analisi socioeconomica della pesca mediterranea ed europea, modellistica bio-economica e analisi input-output applicata alla blue economy. Laureata in Economia e Commercio presso l’Università di Salerno, inizia la sua carriera nel 1999 presso Irepa, partecipando a numerosi progetti di ricerca finanziati dal Ministero dell’Agricoltura, dalla Commissione Europea e dalla FAO. Dal 2013 è socia fondatrice e ricercatrice di NISEA. Dal 2021 al 2025 ha ricoperto il ruolo di Vicepresidente dell’Associazione Europea degli Economisti della Pesca. Dal 2020 al 2021 è stata Co-Chair del Regional Coordination Group for Economic Issues (RCG ECON), supervisione dei dati del settore pesca. Partecipa attivamente a gruppi di lavoro dello STECF della Commissione Europea e alla Community of Practice (CoP) dell’EU Blue Economy Observatory (BEO). Dottorato di ricerca in Economia e Politiche dei Mercati e delle Imprese nel 2024.

Economist with extensive experience in fisheries economics and statistics and in national and international projects supporting the implementation of the Common Fisheries Policy. She holds a degree in Economics and Business from the University of Salerno and began her career in 1998 at IREPA, specializing in technical support for the implementation of the National Fisheries Data Collection Work Plan (Regulation EU 1004/2017), including data management and the preparation of annual reports. She was Lecturer in Marine Resource Economics at the University of Bologna (2002–2007) and has collaborated as a consultant with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) on the revision of the fisheries data collection information system for the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Since 2013 she has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA. She is a member of STECF and has chaired several working groups on the revision and harmonization of methodologies for collecting economic fisheries data (STECF and RCG ECON). She is currently Co-Chair of the STECF group responsible for the preparation of the Annual Economic Report (AER) on the EU fishing fleet.

Researcher with extensive experience across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, the Persian Gulf and the Pacific in coordinating fisheries data collection, management projects and sustainable development initiatives, with a focus on labour and remuneration in fisheries. He holds a degree in Environmental Sciences and an MBA from the University of Genoa. He began his career in 2003 at IREPA, specializing in the coordination of the national network of surveyors of the Italian National Fisheries Data Collection Programme, gaining in-depth knowledge of fishing communities, key stakeholders and fish market dynamics. He later obtained a PhD in Fisheries Economics. Since 2011 he has collaborated with FAO on projects addressing socio-economic aspects, sustainable development and fisheries data analysis. He is the author of the FAO manual on socio-economic data collection and analysis in fisheries, recognized as an international reference. Since 2013 he has been a founding partner and researcher at NISEA.

Database manager and data analyst with expertise in survey coordination and data management. He holds a degree in Political Science (political-economic track) from the University of Salerno and a Master’s Degree in International Studies on Philanthropy and Socially Responsible Entrepreneurship from the University of Bologna. He began his research career at CELPE (University of Salerno), participating in territorial development projects and working on socio-economic analyses and thematic GIS mapping. He later collaborated with the Department of Economics and Statistics (DISES) of the University of Salerno within the Economic Observatory of the Province of Salerno, focusing on the extraction and analysis of business data from Chambers of Commerce databases and the preparation of periodic reports. Since 2016 he has been working at NISEA, where he manages and develops databases for the National Fisheries Data Collection Programme for the Italian fishing fleet and fish processing industry, also supporting the coordination of the national network of surveyors.

Chartered accountant specialized in the administrative and financial management of research projects. She holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Salerno, where she later obtained her professional qualification as a Chartered Accountant, a profession she has practiced for approximately 15 years. Throughout her professional career she has developed extensive expertise in accounting and taxation, as well as in human resources administration and management. From 2015 to 2017 she was a member of the Commission on Labour Issues and Human Resource Management at the Order of Chartered Accountants of Salerno (ODCEC), contributing to several in-depth studies on labour law topics. Since 2016 she has been working at NISEA, where she is responsible for the company’s administrative and accounting management and for the financial reporting of research projects. In this role she has developed specific expertise in European Union funding schemes, particularly Horizon programmes, also through participation in specialised training courses.