Almadraba


Almadraba is an elaborate and ancient technique for trapping and catching Atlantic bluefin tuna.
The technique, in its most simple iteration, consists in setting up net barriers to trap the tuna when they migrate into the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean, on their way to spawn and
until recently, on their return journey, ; the bycatch contains, among others, bullet tuna, little tunny, Atlantic bonito, bigeye tuna and swordfish.
It is a traditional form of fishing practiced mainly in southeastern Spain, Morocco and southern Portugal. Almadrabas have been set from the ports of Cádiz, Chiclana de la Frontera, Conil de la Frontera, Barbate, Rota, Zahara de los Atunes, La Línea de la Concepción, Nueva Umbría, Isla Cristina, Ceuta and Tarifa, among other ports.
A similar technique exists in Sicily known as mattanza.

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