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Artificial Reefs in Sicily: An Overview

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Sicilian cave drawings from the Grotta del Genovese, Isle of Levanzo (west Sicily) ca. 12 000 B.C. show silhouettes of dolphins, tuna, groupers and bass which, together with remains offish (tuna, groupers, bass and others), limpets and oysters from Grotta dell Uzzo, north-western Sicily, indicate the importance of fish and shellfish in the diet of coastal populations of that time (Villari, 1992a, 1992b). Remains of turtles (Caretta caretta), tuna and sharks are evidence of fishing activity during this period (Villari, 1995).

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  1. Dipartimento di Biologia Animale, Università di Palermo, via Archirafi, 18, I 90123, Palermo, Italy

    Silvano Riggio

  2. I.R.M.A.-CNR, Laboratorio di Biologia Marina, Via G. da Verrazzano, 17, I 91014, Castellammare del Golfo (TP), Italy

    Fabio Badalamenti & Giovanni D’Anna

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Riggio, S., Badalamenti, F., D’Anna, G. (2000). Artificial Reefs in Sicily: An Overview. In: Jensen, A.C., Collins, K.J., Lockwood, A.P.M. (eds) Artificial Reefs in European Seas. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-4215-1_4

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