Presentation of the paper: The S.E.A. (Security for marine Environment and Aquaculture) project: Advanced production and processing, food security and sustainable aquaculture. Authors: Roberto Bonarelli, Giorgia Bressani, Marco Cataldo, Giovanni Coppini, Angelo Corallo, Franco Laterza, Maria Elena Latino, Angelo Marguglio, Vito Morreale, Marco Notarangelo, Alessandro A. Zizzari and Vincenzo Zonno.