La Laguna di Orbetello: pesca, allevamento, prodotti trasformati

The Orbetello lagoon lies in the southern part of Tuscany and boasts an interesting ecological environment.The lagoona's brackish water is economically important for the fish farming activity that takes place here. The different species of fish farmed are grey mullet, bass and eel. The fishermen still use old fishing techniques. The tide favours upriver swimming of fish into the lagoon. Different kinds of fish are also processed at Ortobello. After going through a spice process, the eels are smoked, while the grey mullet fillets are salted and smoked. The most famous local product is the grey mullet botargo.