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A marine protected area with beneďŹ ts for ďŹ shermen
Fishing and tourism can peacefully co-exist The marine protected area Punta Campanella is part of a ďŹ sheries local action group (FLAG) in the area. Together the two bodies, as well as a local action group (LAG), are working to help ďŹ shermen diversify their activities, renovate their vessels, and add value to their products.
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Giuseppe Guida, President, LAG Terra Protetta; Michele Giustiniani, Board President, Marine Protected Area Punta Campanella; Antonio Miccio, Director, Marine Protected Area Punta Campanella
of the marine and coastal environments that lie within the .1" Ç” F .1" JT EJWJEFE JOUP three zones, explains Mr Miccio, which are colour-coded depending on the restrictions in force. Zone C, for example, is delineated with green lines on a map and here both commercial and recreational fishing is allowed
against a special authorisation, XIJDI TJODF BCPVU B ZFBS IBT been limited in number. Other activities such as bathing, divJOH BOE DSVJTJOH CZ CPBUT VQ UP ĨĪ N BSF BMTP QFSNJUUFE ǔ F ZFM low Zone B is the largest of the UISFF [POFT PDDVQZJOH BCPVU IBMG UIF UPUBM BSFB )FSF POMZ TNBMM TDBMF WFTTFMT ħĨ N BSF
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