time to the different administrative, technical, or market situations and how these
adaptations, unfortunately, lead to the loss of traditions, fishing tools, and a part of
the fishing sailor language of the Andalusian cultural heritage that, inevitably, have
disappeared today.
14.3 Fishing Fleet
Regarding the fleet, four types of vessels were common in the region, according to its
local name: “jábegas,” “botes,” “chalanas” or “pateras,” and “motoras” (Camiñas
et al. 2004).
The “jábega” (Fig. 14.1a) is, along with the sardinal boat, the oldest type of vessel
and is currently not used for fishing purposes, although it has been par excellence the
traditional artisanal vessel, at least on the coast of Malaga. In short, it is a boat that
lacks a deck, with a length between 7 and 9 m and a beam of 2–2.5 m, being armed
with 7–9 oars. The prow is prolonged in a peak called “botalón” in which the head of
Fig. 14.1 Types of artisanal vessels in the Alboran sea: “jabega” (a); chalanas” or “pateras” (b);
motorboats: “motoras” (c)
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