Aquarium
The sea has always been for men a source of culture and welfare, and it has always played a decisive role in our daily life, in particular as a source of food; however, its indiscriminate exploitment, the deterioration of the coasts, and the progressive pollution are compromising its biological life. The Calabria region, with almost 800 km of coastal area, is lapped by two seas, the Ionian Sea and the Tyrrheanian Sea, and its history has always been linked to them. This natural propensity of the region has found an outlet in the establishment of Capo Rizzuto Marine Protected Area.
The qualifications of beauty and uniqueness of this protected area have been recognized by the Ministry of the Environment, and establish a means of communication between man and the sea. If we think about an instrument which might represent the main information point about the sea, we think about the creation of an AQUARIUM: a book, or a "tale" to be read in the right way. Each chapter is made of a section dealing with a certain issue through the most adequate technical means.
Within each section it is possible to summarize the concepts dealt with up to that moment and to test the degree of understanding reached by the visitor. The visual part consists of aquaria reproducing the marine environments within the Reserve.
