Propuesta de Gestión Integrada para los Corrales de Pesca de la Costa Noroeste de Cádiz (España)

Resumen

Base on a research study about fishing corrals, a fishing gear based on using the tidal cycles in order to fish marine organisms by means of hedges located in the intertidal zone and made of rocks, it is develop an integral management proposal at regional scale that solves their current problem based on an a state of gradual deterioration and abandonment. The fishing corrals are located in the beaches of the municipalities of Rota, Chipiona and Sanlúcar de Barrameda. As a previous step, information was collected about its possible origin and evolution throughout history. In order to do a diagnosis, different techniques have been applied: Three Subsystems Analysis, GEO Methodology and SWOT Analysis. The most relevants results from the diagnosis are 1) the threat of the illegal shellfish gathering, 2) the shellfishermen figure’s precariousness, who are the supervisors of corrals’ maintenance, as well as 3) the corrals offer multiple ecological (high biodiversity area, due to it is a refuge zone) and cultural (to carry out scientific researches or to teach environmental education) services, which could entail their value enhancement. In conclusion, it is necessary the cooperation between neighbouring villages with the purpose of not to lose part of their etnographic legacy.