Round table on management of Posidonia oceanica transplants – Augusta (SR)

We move to Sicily for the meetings between stakeholders involved in the management of Posidonia oceanica transplants in the SEPOSSO study sites (Action B.1).

The Posidonia transplant in analysis was carried out in the Rada di Augusta, in the locality “Seno di Priolo” in June and November 2014, as a measure of restoration for the pre-existing prairie. The transplant was part of the Research and Training Project “Advanced eco-sustainable technologies” aimed at the reclamation and restoration of degraded coastal marine areas (TETIDE) “. The impact on the prairie of P. oceanica in front of the site of the Site of National Importance (SIN) of Priolo (SR), was due to the damage caused by decades of industrial discharges deriving from the industrial Pole of Priolo-Melilli-Augusta.

The reforestation intervention was conducted by the Department of Earth and Sea Sciences (DiSTeM) of the University of Palermo and involved a total area of ​​2500 square meters.

In order to verify the condition of the transplant, Life SEPOSSO organized a round table to be held in Augusta (SR), Thursday, July 12, 2018, at the Municipal Hall “Rocco Chinnici”, at 9:00. The round table aims to address the main aspects concerning the management of Posidonia oceanica transplants, with a specific focus on transplants carried out as a measure of environmental restoration.

We hope to involve citizens in order to increase the awareness of the users of the sea on the importance of the P. oceanica habitat, encouraging responsible and sustainable behavior and increasing knowledge about the phenomenon of transplants in Italy and their management. The comparison on this issue will allow a better understanding of the possibilities of this technique, also used to recover degraded or lost prairies, and not only as a compensatory measure within the EIA provisions of marine-coastal works, in order to achieve an optimal governance of P. oceanica transplants.