Page 206, Part III: South-eastern North Atlantic SPANISH FISHING ACTIVITIES ALONG THE SAHARAN AND MOROCCAN COASTS

• Main Authors: Sylvie Guénette, Eduardo Balguerías, María Teresa, García Santamaría
• Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Subjects: The Landing; North Atlantic
• Online Access: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.517.4425; http://www.seaaroundus.org/report/datasets/spain_sahara_guenette1.pdf

Because of the geographical proximity between Spain and Africa, and the poor resources around the Canary Islands, the fishers from the southern region of the Spanish mainland (Andalusia) and from the Canary Islands have been fishing along the African coast very early in history. Boats operating from the Canaries exploited resources on the Saharan coast (former Spanish province in Africa situated between approximately 21ºN and 28ºN and since 1976 under Moroccan administration), while those from Andalusia used to fish along the Atlantic Moroccan coast (between approximately 28ºN and 36ºN). Considering its historical importance, we briefly describe each of the fisheries, the landing data and their sources.