FISHING ZONES IN MOTRIL
Fishing boats unloading at the port of Motril, usually fish in several nearby areas, such as, the areas adjacent to the provinces of Malaga, Granada and Almeria, Alboran Sea, dried, and sometimes Morocco.
The main fishing grounds where fish is extracted in Motril is the Alboran Sea, 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 of Morocco, Ceuta, Melilla, Alhucemas and Vélez de la Gomera.
The main species landed in the port of Motril are jacks, southern mackerel, whiting, menhaden, sardine, hake, octopus, monkfish, forkbeards, red mullet, lobster, shrimp and white shrimp.
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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37
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Minor Arts
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11
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Seine fishing
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11
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Longline
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7
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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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1.399.222
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Molluscs
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111.969
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Crustaceans
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100.396
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TOTAL
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1.611.587
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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
