Strengthened by a success demonstrated by tens of thousands of attendees in past editions, the Mare Nordest event, promoted by the amateur sports club Mare Nordest in co-organization with the Municipality of Trieste and the Autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia and the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Energy Security and inaugurated today in the Representative Hall of the Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia in Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia during a morning dedicated to the presentation of the 13th Edition of Mare Nordest and the 3rd International Underwater Exhibition of Trieste , is also proposed for 2024 as a point of reference for sea and sea activities in the Upper Adriatic. The winners were presented today, Friday 14 June, during the inaugural ceremony hosted in the Representative Hall of the Palazzo della Regione Autonoma Friuli Venezia Giulia presented by the journalist Francesco Cardella.
Thanks to a welcoming 700 m2 tensile structure. and the activities proposed from 14 to 16 June with free entry in the exclusive setting of Piazza dell’Unità d’Italia in Trieste, the public will be able to enjoy the various themes proposed capable of combining sport, culture, science, history, fashion and art.
The event will be characterized this year by the Crossing of the Three Nations – Croatia, Slovenia and Italy – 27 km. of strokes from Punta Salvore to Trieste which will see the participation of the champion Silvia Boidi and athletes from Croatia and Slovenia, from the International Review of Underwater Activities and the Golden Trident Award Ceremony, from a high profile conference on Scuttling and the Trieste Naval Park project, the presentation of the Namirs (North Adriatic Maritime Incident Response System) project, an evening dedicated to the observation and photographic recording of the wonders that populate the cosmos and other important and interesting meetings, exhibitions and workshops for children and teenagers curated by the scientific partners of Mare Nordest. Finally, the Festival will be enriched by the second edition of the Trieste Sustainable Fashion show.
Finally, Mare Nordest 2024 is part of the Europe Direct Trieste project, managed by the Municipality of Trieste in agreement with the Representation of the European Commission in Italy.
For the entire period of the event, the exhibition of astronomical photographs with the works of Antares members and the personal photographic exhibition “Why” by Giuseppe D’Iglio will be open to visitors free of charge in the dedicated spaces of the Villaggio Mare Nordest.
Also for the 2024 edition, Mare Nordest will be alongside the International Academy of Underwater Sciences and Techniques chaired by Paolo Ferraro for a new event which, for the third year, will bring the International Review of Underwater Activities and the Award Ceremony to Trieste Golden Trident Award and Academy Award with the participation of personalities of great standing from different countries.
This year, the prestigious prize will be awarded to Andrea Alpini (explorer who carried out underwater expeditions on various wrecks including that of the Andrea Doria), Marco Anzidei (biologist who coordinated numerous research projects aimed at the interdisciplinary study of the seabed and of the coastal strip), Josè Garcia March (Scientific Director and Principal Researcher of the Marine Biology Group of the Catholic University of Valencia (Spain) specialized in the study of the Pinna Nobilis), Edoardo Tortorici (underwater archaeologist and President of the Italian Institute of Underwater Archaeology – IIAS), Adriano Penco (underwater photographer of great artistic depth and international fame) and François Sarano (oceanographer, professional diver, expedition leader and former scientific advisor to Commander Jacques Cousteau with whom he participated in around twenty expeditions on board the Calypso ).
The 2024 Academy Award will also be awarded to SUEX Srl “The Exploration Company”, a leader in the production of underwater tractors (DPV – Diver Propulsion Vehicle) and underwater navigation instruments which have promoted and spread underwater exploration.
