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Fracchiolla, T., Lisco, S. N., Rizzo, A., Sasso, C., Veneziano, F., Trani, R., de Luca, A., Stufano, A., Lo Bue, G., & Moretti, M. (2026). From Dunes to the Shelf: Identifying Microplastic Traps in a Mediterranean Beach Natural Laboratory. Microplastics, 5(2), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/microplastics5020101

BERMS Featured in Geologicamente Magazine.

Advancing Knowledge on Coastal Erosion and Beach Resilience

Published: 28 July 2026

The BERMS project has been featured in Geologicamente Magazine, the magazine of the Italian Geological Society, within its GeoSed section dedicated to sedimentology and related research initiatives [...]

Workshop announcement: 'La fascia costiera in 4D: conoscere per gestire lo spazio nel tempo' – Results of PRIN projects and advances in coastal dynamics research. 10 April 2026, 9:00–16:30. Aula Magna, Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, University of Bari (UNIBA).

Workshop: The Coast in 4D: Understanding to Manage Space Through Time.

PRIN projects on coastal dynamics presented in Bari on April 10, 2026

Published: 07 April 2026

On April 10, 2026, from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM, the Aula Magna of the Department of Earth and Geo-environmental Sciences at the University of Bari (UNIBA), will host the event "The Coast in 4D: Knowing to Manage Space Over Time – Results of PRIN Projects and Advances in the Knowledge of Coastal Dynamics in a Changing World." [...]

Project 'BERMS' title slide. Massimo Moretti, Principal Investigator, UNIBA. Salvatore Critelli, Unit Leader, UNICAL.

Photo of the BERMS project team

BERMS project concludes with final seminar in Bari

Research and dialogue for the sustainable management of sandy beaches.

Published: 22 March 2026

On 20 March 2026, the Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences of the University of Bari hosted the final seminar of the BERMS project – Beach EnviRonMentS: towards a holistic approach for the study of sandy beaches. The event was a key opportunity to present and discuss the main outcomes of the project, bringing together researchers, academics, and students interested in coastal systems [...]

BERMS final seminar poster: 'Beach EnviRonMentS: towards a holistic approach for the study of sandy beaches.' Program includes talks on coastal geophysics, sediment petrography, biotic components, and science communication. Held at Sala Giunta, IV Floor, Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences, UNIBA.

Sandy beaches in the spotlight: BERMS project to conclude with final seminar in Bari

Researchers gathered at the University of Bari to present the outcomes of the PRIN PNRR BERMS project and discuss new approaches to coastal monitoring.

Published: 17 March 2026

On 20 March 2026, the Department of Earth and Geoenvironmental Sciences of the University of Bari will host the final seminar of the PRIN PNRR BERMS [...]

Conference slide presenting the BERMS project's multidisciplinary approach to assessing sandy beach dynamics and erosion susceptibility across three southern Italian sites, using sediment, geophysical, and biological methods.

BERMS Project Unveils Innovative Coastal Monitoring Methodology at ISC 2026

Interdisciplinary Study by University of Bari Researchers Sets New Standards for Monitoring and Protecting Mediterranean Coastal Ecosystems.

Published: 12 February 2026

At the International Sedimentological Congress (ISC 2026), held in Wellington from January 25 to January 30, 2026, Dr. Teresa Fracchiolla [...]

Project overview slide for BERMS showing the integrated characterisation of southern Italian beaches, including introduction, objectives, on-site surveys, laboratory sand characterisation, topographic and geophysical surveys, biological community definition, and conclusions on coastal monitoring and erosion risk assessment.

The X “Incontri di Geologia” meeting: the BERMS project presented in Bologna

New data on the dynamics of southern Italian beaches presented by Teresa Fracchiolla during the 10th “Incontri di Geologia” meeting organised by the Italian Geological Society.

Published: 12 December 2025

On 11 and 12 December 2025, the Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences of the University of Bologna hosted the 10th “Incontri di Geologia” meeting [...]

Researchers' Night 2025 poster titled 'Once upon a time there was sand... a journey into the hidden world of beaches,' illustrating the BERMS project's holistic approach to studying sandy beaches through sedimentology, petrography, geomorphology, geophysics, and ecology, with diagrams of erosion, transport, sedimentation, beach zones, and a ternary plot of hybrid arenites.

ERN – European Researchers’ Night at Bari: spotlight on the PRIN BERMS project

A journey into the hidden world of beaches

Published: 27 September 2025

On September 26, 2025, Bari hosted the European Researchers’ Night (ERN), the Europe-wide initiative that brings research closer to citizens [...]

GEOSED Meeting 2025 poster presenting the BERMS project on integrating multidisciplinary approaches to assess beach dynamics and erosion susceptibility in southern Italian beaches, including introduction, goals, study sites (Torre Guaceto, Porto Cesareo, Sibari), methods, expected outcomes, and funding acknowledgements.

BERMS at GeoSed XVI Congress 2025

BERMS Project Presented at GeoSed 2025: A Milestone in Coastal Sediment Research

Published: 14 June 2025

From June 10 to 13, 2025, the city of Rende hosted the 16th GeoSed Congress at the University of Calabria, a major national event organized by the Italian Sedimentological Group [...]

Poster for the 'NauticinBlu' program at IISS Archimede Taranto, April 1–4, featuring open space sessions on marine biodiversity, alien species, coastal monitoring, plastic pollution, and the BERMS project, plus outdoor beach cleanup and boat excursion in the Mar Piccolo.

"NAUTICINBLU" Programme Seminar: BERMS Project Engages Future Maritime Professionals in Sandy Beach Research

Students at IISS Archimede, Taranto, explored new strategies for studying sandy beaches

Published: 08 April 2025

Marevivo Onlus has launched a national project to enhance the training of future maritime professionals in [...]

Flyer for the transversal skills course 'Past, Present and Future of Our Seas' (32 hours, 4 CFU) organized by the University of Bari in collaboration with MAREVIVO Puglia, starting March 25, 2025, on Tuesday afternoons from 2:30 to 6:30 PM in mixed mode, covering marine physics, biodiversity, anthropogenic pressure, and blue growth, with field activities.

Past, Present and Future of Our Seas

Transversal Skills Course-New Strategies for the Study of Sandy Beaches

Published: 26 March 2025

As part of the «Corso di Competenze Trasversali - Passato, Presente e Futuro dei nostri mari» held at the [...]

Poster of the IX giornata Incontri di Geologia held in Catania on the 21st-23rd of November 2024

The IX “Incontri di Geologia” in Catania

The BERMS project among the research highlights

Published: 24 November 2024

The ninth edition of the “Incontri di Geologia” , organized by the GeoSed section of the Italian Geological Society, in collaboration with Geologia Marina and Geologia Planetaria [...]

BERMS- Beach EnviRonMentS: towards a holistic approach for the study of sandy beaches

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