CIMA Research Foundation is a joint research, innovation and higher education institution recognized by the article 12 of
Liguria’s Region regional law of 27 December 2011, no. 38. CIMA is committed to promote the study, scientific research,
technological development and higher education in engineering and environmental sciences in order to improve civil
protection, public health and the preservation of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. The observation of ecosystem
dynamics and especially the monitoring of cetacean as bio-indicators, are essential research areas for CIMA for finding
effective tools for the conservation and management of the marine ecosystem. Particularly, CIMA activities dedicated to
the monitoring of the pelagic ecosystem are aimed to:
i) increase the present knowledge about the ecological role of the Pelagos ASPIM.
ii) study the impact of oceanographic processes on marine ecosystem dynamics, using in situ and satellite data as well as
numerical models;
iii) describe the baseline conditions (e.g. abundance and population structure) which are essential for an effective
evaluation of the conservation status of top predators inhabiting Pelagos;