Dr. Giovanni Romagnoni

Dr. Giovanni Romagnoni joined the team “Marine Food Security” at CeOS in 2023 as part of the MUrFor project, in which he focuses on ecosystem modelling of coastal Mediterranean systems. He has a background in marine ecology and specialized in investigating the effects of climate and fishing on species composition, ecosystem dynamics and ocean health. His research covers different disciplinary fields and perspectives, focusing on management of marine resources under combined natural and anthropogenic pressures.

After studying Natural Sciences at the University of Milan, Italy, he specialized with a Master of Research in Marine Biology at University of Plymouth, UK, and a PhD in Ecological modelling at the University of Oslo, Norway, focusing on the management of spatially structured fish populations using North Sea cod as case study. Through successive experiences as fisheries researcher (COISPA, Bari, Italy), and postdoctoral researcher (Leibniz Centre for Tropical Marine Research ZMT Bremen, Germany) between 2019 and 2023, and with consultancies as ecosystem modeler since 2017, Giovanni Romagnoni acquired and applied expertise in biological oceanography, in ecological, ecosystem and bioeconomic modelling, spatial ecosystem modelling applied to Marine Spatial Planning, stock assessment and fisheries modelling, as well as stakeholder engagement and scenario co-development.

Giovanni’s main research interests include:

* Multispecies and ecosystem dynamics

* Fisheries management

* Effects of climate change in marine ecosystems

* Integration of spatial processes in ecological models and in resource management

* Ecosystem resilience and tipping points