Activities in support of Marine Protected Areas

Active since 2003 – ongoing The Foundation has been carrying out activities in this sector at national and international level for years, with particular attention to the sustainable use of aquatic resources. In 2004, together with the Friends of the Aquarium Association, a series of...

From 2022 – ongoing Since 2022, the Acquario di Genova Foundation has signed the EU Mission Charter  , a cooperative platform that promotes three main actions and has two powerful tools: a) the Digital Ocean and Water Knowledge System, and b) public mobilization and engagement....

From 2025 – ongoing Traditional fixed tuna fisheries are the oldest industrial activity of the human race. They have ensured precious proteins for centuries, with controlled and sustainable fishing, which has had a very high socio-economic impact on coastal populations throughout the...

From 2022 to 2025 The project, coordinated by Help Code Onlus, aims to reduce the human impact on water, increasing the knowledge of citizens, especially the younger ones, through active learning paths. The project aims to contribute to the development and strengthening of a concept of...

Active since 2004 – ongoing The “Genoa and Its Sea” Project is made up of a set of activities that have the main objective of improving the relationship between Genoa and the sea in front of it, also by promoting environmental improvement activities of the quality of water and...

Active since 2006 – ongoing Since 2006, the Fondazione Acquario di Genova Onlus, together with the Associazione Amici dell'Acquario Onlus and the Acquario di Genova – Costa Edutainment SpA, have annually launched various information and awareness initiatives on the occasion of...

Agreement with the Ministry of Education Active since 2008 – ongoing The agreement provides for the development of educational activities, including in schools and extracurricular activities, in relation to marine issues. The agreement provides that the activities are managed jointly, on...

Active since 1995 – ongoing The Acquario di Genova Onlus Foundation, together with Acquario di Genova – Costa Edutainment SpA and the Amici dell'Acquario Onlus Association, has always carried out promotional and support activities for Italian and foreign Marine Protected Areas. In...

Active from 2017 to 2019 The project, funded by the European Union, which was coordinated by Soc. Dalula Marine SL of Barcelona, aimed to create a new thematic tourist route celebrating the iconic status, cultural heritage and economic importance of bluefin tuna in the Mediterranean area,...

Active from 2002 to 2003. The Fondazione Acquario di Genova Onlus, with the assistance of journalist Emilio Nessi, carried out a cooperation mission in Mauritania, collaborating with the Parc National du Banc d'Arguin to make a documentary on the fishing activities of the Imraguen populations...

All the seas communicate with each other forming a single world ocean. Most of the inhabitants of our planet have a passport; it is a symbol of national belonging, a document issued by the authorities of each country, which certifies identity and nationality.

Active from 2003 to 2005 The ProPosidonia project has seen the development of differentiated activities. The first was an ex situ research, carried out by the Fondazione Acquario di Genova Onlus, with funding from Banca Popolare di Novara, with the technical collaboration of the Acquario di...