Italy's first-ever 'living lab' is helping marine biologists tackle climate change

Oct 5, 2021

Marine biologist and coordinator of the Smart Bay Project for ENEA Chiara Lombardi, checks the marine fauna that lives on the underwater portion of the jetty in the Smart Bay of Santa Teresa, in Lerici, Italy, September 15, 2021.

"The Mediterranean Sea has basically become a hot spot of what is happening globally in the world's oceans" - ocean expert Franco Reseghetti. Image: REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo

Alex Fraser

Journalist, Reuters

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Marine biologist and coordinator of the Smart Bay Project for ENEA Chiara Lombardi, checks the marine fauna that lives on the underwater portion of the jetty Image: REUTERS/Flavio Lo Scalzo.

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