Pescatori di Noli - Artisan Fishing - Discover the Gulf of the Island

Fishermen of Noli: from the beginning of the twentieth century, the inhabitants of Noli have handed down the tradition of artisanal fishing.

The fishermen of the Garrison belong to one ancient cooperative, founded as a mutual aid society, and are the heirs of a great tradition.

The current "Luigi Defferrari cooperative among fishermenIn fact, it dates back to 1941 and has followed the previous ones since 1909, constituting a rare example of mutual concrete help between the members.

Already in the morning, near the beaches, you can discover the best fresh fish of our fishermen and admire the small boats, the goiters.

The "lords of the sea" use different nets such as trammel nets, gill nets and gill nets, longlines, traps and seines, very ancient nets of Arab origin.

Thanks to the territorial conformation of Il Golfo dell'Isola, fishing in Noli has played a dominant role for eight centuries and still remains an important activity for Il Golfo dell'Isola today. The activity is carried out all year round, but which fish are caught?

Artisanal fishing varies according to the seasonality:

In winter, cuttlefish and mullet
In summer, hake, sea bream, octopus and small pelagic fish
In autumn, mackerel and bonito

The activity of the fishermen of Noli is illustrated in the volume "The civilization of fishing", edited by Giuliano Moggio, Graziella Cossetta, Furio Ciciliot

also the women del Borgo di Noli, played a very important role, just think that in the 60s they worked in the fry shops.

Six of them worked, one in each neighborhood, they started frying fish such as bughe, zerri and ciciarelli from early morning, then the fish was dried on the sheets and placed in circular cans.

This craft of undisputed charm therefore represents a rare example of uniqueness, tradition, economic and social enrichment for Il Golfo dell'Isola.

I Pescatori di Noli and the Slow Food Presidium

The traditional fishing techniques of Noli Ligure are also for this garrison Slow Food: the presidium wants to enhance the ancient fishing techniques and the defense, through a wider campaign, of small-scale fishing in the Mediterranean.

Stroll through the beautiful Noli promenade called “The Fishermen's Walk” and discover this ancient craft.

Source: fondazioneslowfood.com