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About Us

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”13″ down=”0″][vc_single_image image=”2604″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” eltd_css_animation=””][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”27″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]”Casa dei Pesci” is an association formed by people who are passionate about the sea and nature, convinced of the importance of safeguarding and preserving our ecosystem for future generations.
We currently have about 60 members, who voluntarily contribute to the association’s purposes according to their abilities and availability.

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“Casa dei Pesci – ETS” Association was founded in 2012 as a non-profit organization with the aim of safeguarding the marine environment and promoting fish repopulation, continuing the public interventions started already in 2007 by the Province of Grosseto to defend the seabed of the Maremma coast. The winning idea was to place alongside the concrete elements, the most environmentally friendly marble blocks donated by the Michelangelo Quarries in Carrara, which were voluntarily sculpted by well-known Italian and foreign artists and placed in the sea to safeguard posidonia and shelter fish fauna.

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]From 2015 to 2023, 44 sculptures were placed on the seabed, creating a veritable underwater museum. The project, which started in Talamone, wants to expand to other areas of the Maremma coastline, so as to spread, with new sculptures, the message about the importance of the seabed that the House of Fishes wants to bring to public opinion, and to create, with the laying of specially made blocks, new areas of fish restocking.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”parallax” type=”grid” text_align=”left” background_image=”2228″ full_screen_section_height=”no” section_height=”310″ oblique_section=”no” oblique_section_top_and_bottom=”both” oblique_section_position=”from_left_to_right” triangle_shape=”no” triangle_shape_position=”both”][vc_column][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”73″ down=”0″][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”three_columns”][no_elements_holder_item item_padding=”0px 10px 0px 10px” aligment=”center” advanced_animations=”yes” start_position=”bottom” end_position=”center” start_animation_style=”opacity: 0;” end_animation_style=”opacity: 1;”][no_counter type=”zero” box=”no” position=”center” underline_digit=”no” font_weight=”500″ title_tag=”h4″ separator=”no” digit=”2012″ title=”Year of birth of the association” font_size=”75″ digit_letter_spacing=”7″ font_color=”#ffffff” title_color=”#ffffff” title_size=”15″ padding_bottom=”30″][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item item_padding=”0px 10px 0px 10px” aligment=”center” advanced_animations=”yes” start_position=”bottom” end_position=”center” start_animation_style=”opacity: 0;” end_animation_style=”opacity: 1;”][no_counter type=”zero” box=”no” position=”center” underline_digit=”no” font_weight=”500″ title_tag=”h4″ separator=”no” digit=”44″ title=”sculptures placed on the seabed” font_size=”75″ digit_letter_spacing=”7″ font_color=”#ffffff” title_color=”#ffffff” title_size=”15″ padding_bottom=”30″][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item item_padding=”0px 10px 0px 10px” aligment=”center” advanced_animations=”yes” start_position=”bottom” end_position=”center” start_animation_style=”opacity: 0;” end_animation_style=”opacity: 1;”][no_counter type=”zero” box=”no” position=”center” underline_digit=”no” font_weight=”500″ title_tag=”h4″ separator=”no” digit=”60+” title=”associates” font_size=”75″ digit_letter_spacing=”7″ font_color=”#ffffff” title_color=”#ffffff” title_size=”15″ padding_bottom=”30″][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”73″ down=”0″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” text_align=”center” video=”” padding_top=”82″ padding_bottom=”54″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no” oblique_section=”no” oblique_section_top_and_bottom=”both” oblique_section_position=”from_left_to_right” triangle_shape=”no” triangle_shape_position=”both”][vc_column][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”15″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]

OUR TEAM

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Giovanni Contardi

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Manager with long experience in managing complex projects in public and private environments[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]

President

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Legal representation
Coordination and management of the association’s activities[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2254″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ eltd_css_animation=”element_from_left”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Letizia Marsili

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Professor of ecology at the University of Siena[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]

Counselor

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Loriano Valentini

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Former mayor of Grosseto, councilor of the Region of Tuscany and former president of the Grosseto Cultura Foundation[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]

Counselor

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Relations with public institutions and local authorities[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2257″ img_size=”250×250″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″ eltd_css_animation=”element_from_left” transition_delay=”3″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Giuseppe Anselmi

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Passionate naturalist, former park ranger at Maremma Park.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]

Counselor

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Environmental teaching and education[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_single_image image=”2255″ img_size=”250×250″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″ eltd_css_animation=”element_from_left”][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]

Piergiorgio Stipa

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Marine biologist, diver, expert in fisheries, aquaculture and environmental protection[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/3″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]

Counselor

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Supporting maritime and underwater operations[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” video=”” side_padding=”10%” css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column offset=”vc_hidden-lg vc_hidden-md vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”grid” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner][vc_empty_space height=”60px” image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_text_separator title=”But none of this would have been possible without” css_animation=”fadeInDown” text_in_box=”no” text_position=”center” line_border_style=”solid” line_dots=”no”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” transition_delay=”1000″ box_shadow_on_row=”no” el_id=”paolo”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”2259″ img_size=”500×500″ style=”vc_box_circle_2″ eltd_css_animation=”element_from_left” transition_delay=”3″][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_column_text]

Paolo the Fisherman

[/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”transparent” up=”30″ down=”0″][vc_column_text]Inspirer and co-founder of the House of Pisces[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]Paolo Fanciulli, artisanal fisherman and environmental guide.
Since he was 20 years old, he has been leading a battle to defend the land where he grew up: the Uccellina Mountains and the sea of Talamone, Tuscany. To defend the sea from illegal fishing he has risked his life more than once. Today he raises awareness among tourists and students in schools about the risks the blue planet is facing and explains what each of us can do for the sea and the environment. He is also credited with the nationwide creation of the Fishing Tourism formula, which allows tourists to participate in a fishing trip to see the techniques of sustainable fishing without impacting the marine environment, and to learn the secrets of the sea and how to respect it. For decades Paolo has made it a mission to spread the culture of the sea, including through Fishing Tourism, the formula that allows people to eat at the fisherman’s home what they have just pulled up in their nets. Paolo’s House, like the fishing boat Sirena, is a place of divulgation. In Maremma, and beyond, Paolo Fanciulli has become a symbol of nature preservation. His fame has grown, and all the world’s major media, from the United States to Germany and Japan, have covered him and continue to do so.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][no_elements_holder number_of_columns=”two_columns”][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”center” animation_name=”grow_in” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][/no_elements_holder_item][no_elements_holder_item aligment=”center” animation_name=”grow_in” advanced_animations=”no”][vc_btn title=”Whatch the video on Patagonia Website” style=”classic” color=”default” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Feu.patagonia.com%2Fit%2Fit%2Fstories%2Fepisode-5-the-art-of-activism%2Fvideo-126924.html”][/no_elements_holder_item][/no_elements_holder][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” use_row_as_full_screen_section_slide=”no” text_align=”left” padding_top=”50″ padding_bottom=”0″ css_animation=”” transition_delay=”1000″ box_shadow_on_row=”no”][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_single_image image=”2615″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” eltd_css_animation=””][vc_empty_space image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3/4″][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][vc_column_text]His story was told by Ilaria De Bernardis and Marco Santarelli in the book Entitled La Casa dei Pesci, which can be purchased at the Talamone newsstand, Patagonia stores in Rome or on the Internet.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space height=”50″ image_repeat=”no-repeat”][/vc_column][/vc_row]