Biography:
Dr. Sylvia Agostini is a researcher in marine ecology at the "Science for Environment" Laboratory of the University of Corsica (French) since 2005, and President of the Scientific Council of the Corsican fishermen since 2007. She has been in charge the creation of the first platform on the marine ecological engineering in Corsica Island in 2009: STELLA MARE (Sustainable TEchnologies for LittoraL Aquaculture and MArine REsearch). Certified in 2011 by the French National Research Center (CNRS), she becomes the scientific head of the structure. Since 2017 member of the National Council for the Protection of Nature (CNPN) at the French Ministry of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, she specializes in marine and coastal ecological engineering and marine ecological restoration.
Title : When sustainable aquaculture comes to the rescue of environmental preservation: Concrete actions of marine ecological restoration on the french coasts (mediterranean sea)