Art and activism: How a Tuscan fisherman stopped bottom trawling in his local bay

Cecilia Keating
clock • 12 min read
Fisherman Paolo Fanciulli has mounted a decades-long fight against bottom trawling off the coast of his Tuscan town | Credit: Patagonia
Image:

Fisherman Paolo Fanciulli has mounted a decades-long fight against bottom trawling off the coast of his Tuscan town | Credit: Patagonia

BusinessGreen reports from Talamone, where a fisherman reflects on a 30-year fight to put an end to industrial fishing practices that harm biodiversity and the climate

In a small Tuscan town roughly two hours drive north of Rome, a local fisherman has spent decades taking on the bottom trawling ships that drop and drag heavy, weighted nets across the seabed. Paolo...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

  • Enjoy exclusive news, insights and analysis from Europe’s leading source of information on the green economy and business.
  • Make smart, responsible business decisions with an eye on the latest regulatory and tech development
  • Tap into our extensive archive of exclusive articles, news, analysis and guide
  • Access to our new BusinessGreen intelligence service, providing you with
  • > Exclusive in-depth case studies
  • > Policy briefings, white papers and reports on market trends that are shaping the direction of the net zero transition
  • Our overnight briefing, expertly curated help you run a competitive and sustainable business
  • Online and interactive meetings with BusinessGreen’s editors to discuss the crucial stories and trends from the past month

Choose the membership package that's right for you and your organisation, via our 3 membership levels.

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

More on Marine

'Centre of zero carbon marine engineering': £60m green upgrade of Pembroke Port unveiled

'Centre of zero carbon marine engineering': £60m green upgrade of Pembroke Port unveiled

Government-backed project aims to transform historic dockyard into ‘world leading’ hub for wind, wave and tidal power and deliver 1,800 jobs

Stuart Stone
clock 22 August 2024 • 5 min read
Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Jet to add electric vessel to fleet

Isle of Wight ferry operator Red Jet to add electric vessel to fleet

First zero-emission vessel between South Coast and Isle of Wight announced through a partnership with Red Funnel and Artemis Technologies

clock 03 July 2024 • 2 min read
'In danger of drifting': Does UK shipping decarbonisation policy need a refresh?

'In danger of drifting': Does UK shipping decarbonisation policy need a refresh?

Environment Audit Committee urges next government to deliver updated Clean Maritime Plan within three months of new Parliamentary term setting out clear decarbonisation goals and clean fuel policies

Cecilia Keating
clock 29 May 2024 • 6 min read