Tag: Almadraba

The Almadraba is a traditional method of fishing for tuna during their migration towards the Mediterranean and in their return towards the Atlantic Ocean dating back to the time of the Phoenicians. In the province of Cadiz there are six almadrabas: four to catch the tuna on their way to the Mediterranean (almadrabas de derecho), Conil (Punta Atalaya), Barbate (Ensenada), Zahara de los Atunes (Cabo Plata) and Tarifa (Plava de los Lances) and two for their return trip to the Atlantic (almadrabas de retorno), La Linea (Playa de la Atunara) and Barbate (Ensenada). Many years ago there were also almadrabas in Rota and in Cadiz.The fishing season for the almadrabas "de derecho" starts in the sprinq and ends at the beginning of the summer and for those "de retorno it starts at the end of the summer and finishes in the autumn. The almadraba is made up of fixed nets that take longer than a month and a half to set...