IPSI Case Study Summary Sheet
Basic Information
Title of case study (should be concise and within approximately 25 words)
Sustainable fishing practices and a unique fishermen’s community in the Orbetello Lagoon, Italy
Submitting IPSI member organization(s)Associazione Grani Antichi (Ancient Grains Association) Montespertoli

Other contributing organization(s) (IPSI members and/or non-members)

Author(s) and affiliation(s)Guido Gualandi and Rebecca Gualandi, Associazione Grani Antichi
Format of case study (manuscript or audiovisual) Manuscript
Keywords (3-5 key concepts included in the case study)
Lagoon; Fishing; Orbetello; Lavoriero; Mediterranean
Date of submission (or update, if this is an update of an existing case study)
Web link (of the case study or lead organization if

Language

English19 February 2018available for more information)

Geographical Information
Country (where site(s) or activities described in the case study are located – can be multiple, or even “global”)
Italy
Location(s) (within the country or countries – leave blank if specific location(s) cannot be identified)Tuscany
Longitude/latitude or Google Maps link (if location is identified)
https://www.google.com/maps/@42.4375261,11.1765734,12z
Ecosystem(s) (please place an “x” in all appropriate boxes)
ForestGrassland
Agricultural
In-land waterx
Coastalx
Dryland
Mountain
Urban/peri-urban
Other (Please specify)
Socioeconomic and environmental characteristics of the area (within 50 words)
Situated in Central Italy, in Southern Tuscany, the lagoon of Orbetello is a unique ecosystem connected to thesea. It covers an area of 27 square kilometres and is both a reproduction site for several fish and an economic
resource for the local population. This large, mirror-like body of water was once regulated entirely by nature,but is now subject to human pressures making its management increasingly complex.
Description of human-nature interactions in the area (land-use, traditional resource management practices etc. – within 50words)

Traditional fishing techniques employing the lavoriero, martavello and the tramaglio are still used to catch a variety offish. Sea bass, sea bream, grey mullet, eels, small clams, small fish called calcinelli, mazzancolle (a type of shrimp) and asmall kind of crab called femminelle are the most commonly caught species. Over time, these techniques have beenmodernized, but they have maintained their sustainability.

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Status (“ongoing” or “completed”)
Ongoing
Period (MM/YY to MM/YY)
n/a
Rationale (why activities or policies described, or information shared in the case study are needed – within 50 words)
If community members wish to maintain their livelihoods, they need to be proactive toward change andcontinue to find new solutions. In the past, maintaining the canals and releasing small or sexually mature fishwas enough. Prices had always been controlled, but the fish economy was only local for a long time. Now witha global economy, high average selling prices are more difficult to achieve.
Objectives (goals of activities or policies described, or of producing the case study – within 50 words)
To provide sustainable fish resources, protect the unique ecosystem, and recover traditional cultural methods.
Activities and/or practices employed (within 50 words)

The fishermen introduced a new system of stock management and created alternative revenues, such astransformation of fish and new hospitality activities, to increase lowering margins. Increasing watertemperatures demand daily monitoring and adjustments using sea water to diminish temperature, oxygen
injections or pumping of asphyxiated water out. Fish stocks have to be maintained artificially by buying young
fish as not enough are coming in on their own from the sea anymore.
Results (within 50 words)
They have now managed to form a cooperative to join forces and have recovered. This unique system sustains
quality production at risk of extinction by protecting unique regions and ecosystems, recovering traditional
processing methods and safeguarding native breeds and local plant varieties.
Lessons learned (factors in success or failure, challenges and opportunities – within 40 words)
For fishermen, maintaining their livelihoods will be an expensive task: just fishing is not enough and revenues
must be maintained by diversifying fishermen’s activities (for example adding hospitality) while keeping thecore business healthy.
Key messages (within 40 words)
As it is impossible for local communities to solve international fishing problems, of which they are the victims,
they can only concentrate on local sustainable practices. It is common knowledge that one of the major
problems in the world is overfishing. Global warming will present the most difficult challenge.
Relationship to other IPSI activities (if the case study is related to any other IPSI collaborative activities, case studies, etc.)
This case study originally appeared in the Satoyama Initiative Thematic Review v. 3.

Contributions to Global Agendas
CBD Aichi Biodiversity Targets (https://www.cbd.int/sp/targets/)
The table below shows based on the self-evaluation by author(s).  and  indicates the “direct” or “indirect” contributions to theCBD’s Aichi Biodiversity Targets respectively to which the work described in this case study contributes to.

Strategic Goal AStrategic Goal B

Strategic Goal CStrategic Goal D

Strategic Goal EUN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (https://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdgs)
The table below shows based on the self-evaluation by author(s).  and  indicates the “direct” or “indirect” contributions to theSDGs respectively to which the work described in this case study contributes to.
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