ZONAS DE PESCA EN ADRA Y ROQUETAS DE MAR
ADRA
Fishing boats docking in the port of Adra usually fish in the Alboran Sea fishery, which is the westernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered on the north by the coast of mainland Spain, and the south by the African coast Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla, Alhucemas and Vélez de la Gomera.
The main species landed in the port of Adra are sardines, Mediterranean mackerel, southern mackerel, menhaden, mullet, whiting, white sea bream, hake, albacore, salema, crayfish, monkfish, white shrimp and small sepia.
The fishing arts more used to fish in this area are:
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Trawling: is to use a weighted net that sweeps the sea floor capturing everything in its path.
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Seine fishing: it consists of detecting a shoal, releasing a web around the side, and close the bottom to capture fisheries.
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Minor arts.
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Longline: it is a type of rig used in artisanal fisheries.
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FISHING FLEET
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BOATS
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Trawling
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23
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Minor Arts
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18
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Seine fishing
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22
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Longline
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3
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TOTAL
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66
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Data 2013
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FISH PRODUCTION
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KG
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Fishes
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1.177.801
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Molluscs
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51.186
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Crustaceans
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20.249
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TOTAL
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1.249.236
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Data 2013
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ROQUETAS DE MAR
As in the area of Adra, fishing boats unloading at the port of Roquetas de Mar fish in the Alboran Sea, which is the westernmost part of the Mediterranean Sea, bordered on the north by the coast peninsular of Spain, and on the south by the African coast of Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla, Alhucemas and Vélez de la Gomera.
The main species landed in the port of Adra are swordfish, ravenous, bluefin tuna, octopus, snapper or porgy, scorpion fish, cuttlefish, red mullet, albacore, lobsters and pandora.
The fishing arts more used to fish in this area are:
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Minor Arts
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Seine fishing: it consists of detecting a shoal, releasing a web around the side, and close the bottom to capture fisheries.
-
Longline: it is a type of rig used in artisanal fisheries.
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FISHING FLEET
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BOATS
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Minor Arts
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20
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Seine fishing
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6
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Longline
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2
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TOTAL
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28
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Data 2013
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FISH PRODUCTION
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KG
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Fishes
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145.448
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Molluscs
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17.420
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Crustaceans
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1.473
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TOTAL
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163.963
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Data 2013
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FISHING SECTOR SUPPLIERS
FISHING TIPS
FISH CONSUMPTION BENEFITS
GOOD PRACTICE OF FISHING TOURISM
FISHING TOURISM ACTIVITIES
FISHING AREAS
