Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Scienze Marine (ISMAR), Sede di Ancona. National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Marine Sciences (ISMAR), Fisheries Section, Largo Fiera della Pesca, Ancona, Italy.

Emilio Notti: Fishery technologist, expert in energy saving and fishing vessel and gear technology, measurements of the engineering performance of the fishing gears, vessel performances at sea and netting material properties, fishing gear design, modelling and performance.