BDRI'S FIELD STATION

The project is based in the beautiful heritage fishing village of Golfo Aranci , on the north-eastern coast of Sardinia Italy (Emerald Coast). Golfo Aranci encompasses the most representative harbour in terms of gillnets and trawlers fishing effort on the north Sardinia. Moreover, the presence of a floating marine fin fish farm has been linked to a change in bottlenose dolphin distribution as a result of high fish density around the floating cages in the farming area.

The name of Golfo Aranci means Gulf of oranges, but in reality Golfo Aranci owes its name to a wrong interpretation of the name " sos aranzos " in Sardinian language, meaning "balls of Posidonia oceanica seagrass stranded along the beaches". The rugged coastline and the small island of Figarolo offer a great variety of natural habitats for wildlife such as animals as mouflon, crows, Adouin's seagulls, cormorants, land turtles, etc. The crystal clear water offers a wide variety of marine fauna much appreciated by tourist, fishers and scuba divers.

The BDRI research base is located in the centre of the village of Golfo Aranci (Via Armando Diaz 4) , in a comfortable house very close to a beautiful white sand beach (bring your snorkel and flippers!).

The harbour is as close as a ten-minutes walk, vehicles are not necessary to move around in this small village. Everything (harbour, bank, supermarkets, restaurants, bars, post office, etc.) can be reached by foot within minutes. A small hospital with basic facilities is available in Golfo Aranci. This hospital is 5 minutes walk from the house.

The Center's main administrative house includes: