Tuna and tuna fishing, sustainability and local development, the epic of the Florios and "slow" tourism, food destination as a tourist attraction: FISHTUNA, a festival on traditions linked to sustainable fishing, opens tomorrow in Favignana under the banner of these watchwords of the bluefin tuna whose mission is a project to bring back the tuna and tuna traps of Favignana, as a distinctive feature of the history of Sicily, to raise public awareness of the value of a tradition, but not least of a social economy, which risks ending inexorably bringing with it only memories.
A widespread festival that will involve the Egadi islands from 1 to 5 September with a full program of meetings, shows, workshops, masterclasses, cooking shows, but also naturalistic hiking, guided diving, mountain biking at Punta Faraglione in Favignana, Punta Mugnone and Secca del Cretazzo in Marettimo, Capo Grosso in Levanzo to discover all the beauties of the Egadi islands and the many gourmet attractions.
This year Fishtuna celebrates a twinning with Spain, the guest country of this edition, which thanks to a collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Board of Milan will see the participation of Lara Lopez, the Asturian chef, awarded in 2020 as Spanish chef of the 'year.
The absolute protagonist is bluefin tuna, the island's pride, to arouse the attention of a vast public on the importance of recovering tuna traps, not to place them in the inglorious niche of folkloristic representations, but to imagine them with a different idea of recovery, transforming them into a true cultural tourist product in a logic of seasonal adjustment. But the productions and typical products of the archipelago are also protagonists such as bottarga, blue fish, capers, garlic, legumes, and the new productions of tropical and exotic fruits that have found in Sicily the climatic conditions for a successful production . All topics around which talk shows, book presentations and culinary dialogues with local and non-local chefs will be developed.
THE PROGRAM
Wednesday !
Marettimo
GUIDED DIVES edited by Superintendency of the Sea
21 pm – former Florio factory, Favignana
PRESENTATION OF THE EGADI PROJECT: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
ART TUNA PROJECT PRESENTATION Talk with the artist Domenico Pellegrino, Roberto Garufi – Director of the Agostino Pepoli Regional Museum of Trapani.
CONVERSATIONS ON STORIES OF THE SEA edited by Superintendency of the Sea. Greetings: Francesco Forgione – Mayor of Favignana and the Egadi Islands Speakers: Valeria Li Vigni – Superintendent of the Superintendence of the Sea, Riccardo Cingillo, Maria Guccione, director of the Egadi Islands MPA – Salvatore Livreri Consul, director of the Ustica MPA – Davide Bruno.
Thursday 2
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GUIDED DIVES edited by Superintendency of the Sea
> 10:00 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
WORKSHOP "SUSTAINABLE FISHING AND ITS EFFECTS ON TOURISM" by the Mediterranean Fishing Department of the Regional Department of Agriculture for Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing with the collaboration of the Egadi Islands MPA.
Regards:
Francesco Forgione – Mayor of Favignana and the Egadi Islands, Toni Scilla – Councilor of the Sicilian Region Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing. Speakers: Leonardo Catagnano – Director of Service 4 of the Mediterranean Fishing Department of the Sicilian Region, Salvatore Livreri Consul – Director of the Egadi Islands MPA, Davide Bruno – Director of the Ustica Island MPA, Giovanni Mangano – President of the Capo Milazzo MPA (in streaming connection), Fabrizio Atzori - Director of MPA Capo Carbonara (in streaming connection), Matteo Tedo Fici and Giusi Carioto - Start up "Tedtrip" Experiential tourism (Event All 4 Climate Italy 2021), Massimo Mirabella - monthly director Agrisicilia, Franco Saccà - Slow Food Trapani, Girolamo Lo Towards UNIPA.
Conclusions:
Alberto Pulizzi – Director General of the Fishing Department of the Regional Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing Department
Moderated by:
Francesca Cerami – Idimed
19 hours: 00 - former Florio factory, Favignana
EGADI: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
Event All 4 Climate Italy 2021 - Ministry of Ecological Transition
Mediterranean diet, seed of the ecological transition: Nutrition, health, sustainable tourism. Presentation of the editorial publication "Sustainable Legumes" by Mario Liberto and the "Sicilian Legumes" Association
21 pm – former Florio factory, Favignana
TALK SHOW/COOKING SHOW “A TUTTO TUNA – TUNA IN THE KITCHEN
with Pierangelo Chifari, live with the Asturian chef, Lara Rodrìguez, in collaboration with the Spanish Tourist Board of Milan
Moderator: Vittorio Castellani, gastronomade journalist
Animation by Massimo Minutella
Special Guest Paolo Belli
Musical entertainment with Dino Pizzuto (piano and keyboards) and Francesca Bongiovanni (cello). Event organized in collaboration with the Palermo Friends of Music Association.
Friday 3
11:00 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
CONFERENCE "FISHING FOR BLUEFIN TUNA IN SICILY: MATERIAL AND INTANGIBLE HERITAGE AS A TOOL FOR TOURISM DEVELOPMENT" by the Mediterranean Fishing Department of the Regional Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing
Regards:
Francesco Forgione – Mayor of Favignana and the Egadi Islands. Introduction: Leonardo Catagnano – Director of Service 4 of the Mediterranean Fishing Department of the Sicilian Region.
Presentation of the project "Roads of bluefin tuna in Sicily". Speakers: Canzio, Marcello Orlando – CO-founder, partner and CEO Feedback srl responsible for the project “Roads of bluefin tuna in Sicily”, Marcantonio Ruisi, full professor of Corporate Strategies and Policies, UNIPA delegate for spin-offs and innovative startups, president of the University of Agrigento
Presentation of the project "Bluefin Tuna Academy in Sicily"
Maurizio Scaglione – Head of the “Bluefin Tuna Academy in Sicily” project, Filippo Amodeo – Managing Director of the company Nino Castiglione
Conclusions:
Alberto Pulizzi – Director General of the Fishing Department of the Regional Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fishing Department
18:30 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
TALK SHOW organized by the “Le Donne del Vino” Association Speeches: representatives of the “Le Donne del Vino” Association and food and wine journalists
21:30 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
EGADI: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
TALK SHOW “TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL CROPS IN SICILY. KNOW THEM AND USE THEM IN THE COOKING: THE POKE'”. In the international year of fruit and vegetables (FAO) the project “TINFRUT – Tropicals of Sicily (sub-measure 16.1 of the PSR Sicilia 2014-2020) will be presented. Speakers: Vittorio Farina – University of Palermo, Francesca Cerami – IdImed, Giusi Vitale – “Prezzemolo & Vitale”. Live broadcast with Enrico Schettino – Gambero Rosso Academy teacher and founder of the Giappo Italia group, a chain of restaurants and sushi bars. Thematic MASTERCLASS by chef Kokichi Takahashi of the Osteria La Formica in Favignana Moderator: Vittorio Castellani, gastronomade journalist Animation by Massimo Minutella Special Guest Paolo Belli Live concert with Daria Biancardi. He performs with Osvaldo Lo Iacono – (guitar), Marzia Molinelli (choir), Giulia Tarantino (choir), Livia Paolazzi (choir). Event organized in collaboration with the Palermo Friends of Music Association.
Saturday 4
17 hours: 30 - Favignana
GREAT BIKE TOUR OF THE ISLAND with Paolo Belli
19:00 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
EGADI: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
Event All 4 Climate Italy 2021 - Ministry of Ecological Transition
Mediterranean diet, seed of the ecological transition: Nutrition, health, sustainable tourism. Presentation of the editorial publication “Addressing Complexity. To govern the ecological transition” by Federico Maria Butera (winner of the Demetra award) and “Mediterranean diet menu” (idimed editions), live broadcast by Beppe De Santis and Francesco Nicoletti, institutional promoters of the First World Park of the Mediterranean Lifestyle.
21:00 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
EGADI: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
TALK SHOW/COOKING SHOW with the Guccione sisters and chef Peppe Giuffrè. The food and wine culture of the island on stage. Seasonality, sustainability and territoriality. The land, the sea, the circular economy and community empowerment are the ingredients of the Mediterranean lifestyle. There will be some local slow food principals
Moderator: Vittorio Castellani, gastronomade journalist Animation by Massimo Minutella Special Guest Paolo Belli, Giusy Battaglia (Giusina in the Kitchen talent)
Acoustic Live concert with Lello Analfino.
Sunday 5th of
19:00 – ex Florio factory, Favignana
EGADI: EMOTIONS AND FLAVORS OF SICILY
TALK SHOW "THE FUTURE OF TOURISM IN TIMES OF PANDEMIC"
WITH stakeholders and professionals in the tourism sector.
Speakers: Marco Romano – Director of the Sicilian Newspaper, Marcello Mangia – President of Aeroviaggi, Vittorio Castellani – gastronomade journalist, Massimo Saladino – President of the Pro Loco of the Egadi Islands, Roberta Urso – PR Manager of the Cantine Settesoli, Vito Vaccaro – Councilor for tourism in the municipality of Favignana Egadi Islands, Giusy Battaglia – journalist.
Musical animation
