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Marco Zorzanello

There are 118 small islands in the Venice Lagoon, including Madonna del Monte, with its ruins of an 18th-century church. Many of the islands have been abandoned due to rising seas.

A capitèllo or shrine dedicated to the Madonna is located on a sandbank in the Venice Lagoon.

Tourists visit the church of Santa Caterina on the island of Mazzorbo in the Venice Lagoon. Mazzorbo is tethered to Burano by a pedestrian bridge.

Freshly caught moeche (crabs) spill out of a net. The delicacy supports a small group of fishermen who live on small islands in the Venetian Lagoon.

A fisherman checks to see if his crabs have shed their outer shells.

Fishermen Christian De Antoni and Andrea Doria pick crabs from their nets in the Venice Lagoon.

The island of Burano, about a 40-minute boat ride from Venice, has been a fishing center since medieval times.

A boat travels through a natural salt marsh in the Venice Lagoon. Local fishermen are now taking tourists around these waters surrounding Italy’s floating city, showing them wildlife and their fragile way of life.

Fog descends on the lagoon.

An aerial view of the island of Burano in the Venetian Lagoon.