The installation of three ice machines to improve the maintenance of the daily catch for the artisanal fishermen of Salina and Stromboli, who have joined the “Responsible Fishing” project, has been finalized. The initiative has been promoted and supported by the Blue Marine Foundation and Aeolian Islands Preservation Fund. The project showed that the Responsible Fishermen have embraced principles such as association, team spirit and self management of fishing effort, in order to contribute to the preservation of the fish resource in their sea. The project was made possible thanks to the close collaboration with the territory. In Salina, the municipalities of Santa Marina Salina and Malfa offered two municipal areas to host the machines; in Stromboli, Agenzia MoloTre and the association Attiva Stromboli have actively collaborated. A special thanks goes to the Coast Guard of Lipari and to the delegation of S. Marina Salina, who have monitored and supported the initiative since the very beginning.
