This Underwater Sculpture Garden Protects Italian Fishing Grounds
29 July 2025

This Underwater Sculpture Garden Protects Italian Fishing Grounds

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Mermaids, giants and huge eyes look up from the waters near Talamone, Italy. It's one fisherman's way of protecting fishing grounds from the damage of trawling nets. Artists' sculptures are sunk to the bottom of the Mediterranean sea along with concrete blocks to break the nets of the trawlers that devastate marine life.

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