The staff of the Cetacean Sanctuary Research (CSR) Project

They are passionate about cetaceans and will all be happy to share their knowledge about wildlife conservation

The “Cetacean Sanctuary Research” team includes several skilled professionals with a principal field investigator, researchers, and research assistants taking turns on board “Pelagos” and other research vessels during the field season. One or two Tethys researchers plus several research assistants provide the necessary scientific and logistic services on board. They share their knowledge and experience with participants in a variety of ways, including teaching research techniques and giving lectures on cetaceans and marine biology. The researchers hold a degree in Biology or Natural Sciences, and have significant prior experience in cetacean research. Research assistants are usually University students doing their theses in collaboration with Tethys.

Project Management

Caterina Lanfredi

Caterina Lanfredi

Project manager and scientific coordinator
Sabina Airoldi

Sabina Airoldi

Senior Project Advisor / Strategic partnership and fundraising
Simone Panigada

Simone Panigada

Advisory Board
Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara

Giuseppe Notarbartolo di Sciara

Advisory Board
Arianna Azzellino

Arianna Azzellino

Advisory Board
Maddalena Jahoda

Maddalena Jahoda

Scientific outreach manager

Principal Field Investigators

Marina Costa

Nino Pierantonio

Valentina De Santis

Lorenzo Gordigiani

Field Investigators

Eleonora Barbaccia

Laia Garrobé

Mario Gabualdi

Marianna Marangi

Alessandro Messora

Lisa Picatto

Jessica Picozzi

Livia Tolve

Collaborators

Sara Alborghetti

Julia Gostischa

Gioele Passoni

Vittorio Fadda

Federica Salandra

Alessia Scuderi

Morgana Vighi

Veronica Zampieri

Other positions

Margherita Zanardelli

Margherita Zanardelli

Project founder and former manager

has been Tethys’ first graduate student (Natural Sciences), with a thesis on the acoustics of the striped and Risso’s dolphins.

Adriana Geraci

Adriana Geraci

Administrative secretary

graduated in Natural Sciences at the Pavia University with a dissertation on the feeding ecology of a group of cartilaginous fish in the Tyrrhenian Sea.

Skippers

Paolo Pinto

Paolo Pinto

Skipper of "Pelagos"

Originally from Naples, he moves to Florence where he studies history and philosophy.

Roberto Raineri

Roberto Raineri

Skipper of "Pelagos"

is the co-owner of the sailing school “Flash Vela d’Altura snc” and teacher of several sailing courses - from basics, to regattas, to open sea navigation.

Data Analysis

Sabina Airoldi
Arianna Azzellino
Caterina Lanfredi
Maddalena Jahoda
Margherita Zanardelli
Nino Pierantonio
Valentina de Santis
Marianna Maragi
Elisa Remonato
Eva Carpinelli
Lorenzo Gordigiani