Affiliation: University of Padova, Department of Biology (Italy)

Carlotta Mazzoldi is Full Professor at the Department of Biology of the University of Padova (Italy). The scientific background includes behavioural ecology, evolution and conservation of marine species. Specifically, in the last ten years, the research activities have as a major issue the contribution to the conservation of commercial fish species through integration of data on fishery and fish biological traits. This research line is currently focused on elasmobranchs with the goal to assess their catch, evaluate and compare management strategies integrating data on fishery, life history traits, and behavioural traits of commercial and non-commercial species. Main study approaches include the analyses of fishery data, morphological analyses of specimens, conventional tagging and acoustic telemetry.