Lo sfruttamento dei laghi come vivai ittici: il caso dei bacini lacustri pontini

This paper deals with the issue of the regimentation of the coastal lakes of the Pontine plain in the context of the exploitation of fish resources. Coastal lakes have been used since ancient times, but still until very recent times, as real tanks for fish farming. Also, through an ethnographic contribution relating to fish farming in the lakes during the last century, under the ownership of the Caetani family, the fishing techniques in the Pontine lagoons are analysed. Particular interest is reserved for the hydraulic management of the Rio Martino, within its system of locks, for the organization of fish farming in Fogliano Lake.