Paolo Fanciulli

Paolo Fanciulli (born c. 1960) is an Italian fisherman and environmental activist. In 2012, he founded La Casa dei Pesci (The House of Fish), a collection of underwater sculptures.[1]

Life

Fanciulli was a fisherman in Talamone.[2]

In 2006, the Italian government dropped concrete blocks on the sea floor, in an attempt to deter illegal bottom trawling.[2][3]

Fanciulli asked a local quarry for marble blocks to create underwater sculptures. Massimo Catalani, Giorgio Butini, Massimo Lippi, Beverly Pepper and Emily Young donated sculptures.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

Fanciulli sells fish through Gruppi di Acquisto Solidale.[4] He gives "pescaturismo" tours.[10][11] He was supported by grants from Mundus Maris[12] and Planet Wild[13].

References

  1. ↑ "Home - English". Casa dei Pesci. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  2. 1 2 Marilena (18 November 2020). "The fish house of Talamone". In vacanza all'Argentario. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "Unusual way of fighting illegal fishing". dw.com. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Ghiglione, Giorgio (17 November 2020). "Underwater museum: how 'Paolo the fisherman' made the Med's strangest sight". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Sherlock, Ruth (29 July 2025). "These underwater sculptures help save the Italian sea from trawlers". NPR. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  6. ↑ Horowitz, Jason (24 September 2019). "An Underwater World of Marble to Amuse and Protect Tuscan Fish". The New York Times. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  7. ↑ "'Other-worldly' underwater sculptures are saving the Italian coastline". euronews. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "The underwater museum". GITAV. Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  9. ↑ Debove, Laurie (16 December 2025). "Ce pêcheur artisanal a vaincu les chaluts de fond en larguant 800 blocs de béton en mer". La Relève et La Peste (in French). Retrieved 19 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Fishing time with Paolo Fanciulli in Talamone". Visit Tuscany. 14 June 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "I Went Eco-Fishing With Paolo Fanciulli in Talamone, Italy. Here's What It Was Like". www.going.com. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  12. ↑ Srl, E.-mind (15 August 2021). "Mundus maris supports the fight of Paolo, the fisher, in Tuscany, Italy". Mundus Maris. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  13. ↑ "We're sinking marble sculptures to protect the ocean · Mission 21 · Planet Wild". planetwild.com. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.