Communication-USEit

Communication material

Find in this page the communication material produced within the project USEit.

The book “From the invasion to the table – Blue crab recipes” was published as part of the Italian-Tunisian BLEU-ADAPT cooperation research programme in synergy with Ernesto Azzurro, coordinator of the USEit project. 

The book proposes 30 easy recipes for cooking the blue crab at home and promotes public awareness on the consumption of this invasive species in the Mediterranean. The main challenge posed by the invasion of blue crabs in the Mediterranean Sea is the implementation of appropriate management measures to mitigate their impact on ecosystems and socio-economic activities. One way to effectively control and manage this biological explosion is through a targeted fishery and the use of this species as a food resource.

Videos

Application of acoustic telemetry to the study of the movement ecology of the invasive Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in the S’Ena Arrubia lagoon (western Sardinia, Italy).

A total of 20 individuals were monitored during one year (December 2022 – January 2024) to assess their movements and activities within the lagoon. Home range, displacement and activity were characterised and the role of temperature in movement patterns was described.

Triaxial accelerometers were applied to the invasive Atlantic blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, in a mesocosm setting to characterise and classify its movement patterns.

The aim of the study was to build a library of data for different behavioural displays. This technology allows to record the body acceleration of animals in the three dimensions (X, Y, Z) so that different movements correspond to different X, Y, Z data in a unique pattern.

Leaflets (Italian only)

USEit è un progetto finanziato dal Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche