La Casa dei Pesci is a fantastic project aiming to protect the sea of Maremma Tuscany through art. It works with a network of artists who create statues placed on the seabed and become “obstacles” against illegal trawling. This practice has terrible effects, destroying fish, invertebrates, corals, seaweeds, seagrass, and leaving a devastated environment behind. La Casa dei Pesci contrasts this illegal activity hoping for a better sea restocking, and creating artistic and didactic sea paths in tourist bathing spots in southern Tuscany.

So, how does this environmental-artistic project work?

It is very easy.

1. You make a donation on casadeipesci.it.
2. An artist sculpts a statue.
3. La Casa dei Pesci creates an underwater museum of art.
4. The fish repopulate the sea.

The area involved in the project goes from Punta Ala down to Monte Argentario, passing through Castiglione della Pescaia, the Maremma Nature Park and Talamone.