Italy

The NW Mediterranean PSSA encompasses critical whale habitats, including the Mediterranean Cetacean Migration Corridor, the Pelagos Cetacean Sanctuary, and the Important Marine Mammal Areas (IMMAs) known as the ``Gulf of Lions Shelf'' and the ``Slopes and Canyons System of the North-West Mediterranean Sea''. In addition to sperm whales and fin whales, the region is home to several other cetacean species including Cuvier’s beaked dolphins, pilot whales, Risso’s dolphins, bottlenose dolphins, striped dolphins, and common dolphins.

The NW Med PSSA is located between the coastline of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain and is defined by a line encompassing the following coordinates:

From point h) (Falcoe Cape) to point i) (Ferro Cape) the south boundary follows the coastline of Sardinia. Coordinates are provided by the WGS84 datum.

www.guardiacostiera.gov.it/attivita/ricerca

Emails sent should have in the subject line MEDRAD or DH-MEDICO.

In the event of an accident, in addition to the symptoms, it is advisable to indicate the place and method of the accident.

Also advise clinical history of the patient, medicines available on board and any medication already administered.

The reported CO 2 emissions, together with additional data, are to be verified by independent certified bodies and sent to a central database managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). The aggregated ship emission and efficiency data will be published by the EC by 30 June 2019 and then every consecutive year.

Ship owners and operators shall monitor the CO 2 emissions of their vessels per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and EFTA) ports. A voyage is defined as any movement of a ship that originates from, or terminates in, a port of call (EU port) and that serves the purpose of transporting passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.

Landline numbers (area code + exchange + number) are generally 9 or 10 digits long, although they can be as few as 6 or as many as 11 digits. The full series of numbers, including the leading 0, must be dialled irrespective of whether the call is local, national or international (including country calling code as applicable).

Mobile phone numbers are generally 10 digits long (three digits for the prefix and seven digits for the subscriber number); however, some rare nine-digit long (3+6) phone numbers are still in use, and so are new numbers with 11 digits (3+8). Mobile telephone numbers start with the digit 3 rather than digit 0.

Take care on public transport and in crowded areas in city centres including main stations and particularly in and around Termini station in Rome, where incidents of street muggings have been reported.

Be particularly careful with your belongings on trains to and from airports and cruise ship ports in Italy (especially Fiumicino airport), as well as on the Circumvesuviana train between Naples and Sorrento, and when unloading your baggage from trains and coaches.

Traffic can be busy, fast and chaotic, especially in the larger cities. Take care when crossing roads. Pedestrians should cross roads using a crossing. You can be fined for crossing the road if you are within 100 m. of a pedestrian crossing but do not use it. Drivers don’t always stop, even though they are required to. The green pedestrian crossing signal also allows cars to turn right onto the crossing, so cross with caution.

Illegal traders operate on the streets of all major Italian cities. It is illegal to buy items from unlicensed street traders. If you do, you could be stopped by the local police and fined.

It is illegal to remove sand, shells or pebbles from coastal areas in Italy. Doing so may result in large fines. It is also forbidden to collect various species of flowers, plants and herbs from mountain and wooded areas.