“Localización de Zonas Idóneas para el Desarrollo de la Acuicultura Marina en
Andalucía” (Zurita et al. 2014). This document deals with the ideal location areas to
develop marine aquaculture, to identify places which could be declared as areas of
aquaculture interest, and to develop a database for further planning of activities in
shoreline areas.
20.3.1 Fishes
20.3.1.1 Marine Fish Culture History in the Mediterranean Coasts
of Spain
Aquaculture in the Alboran Sea began at the end of the 1980s with the installation of
a platform for the culture of sea bream and sea bass in the Bay of Algeciras, Spain.
The company named PISBARCA S.A. was operating for several years. The platform
housed seven cages, and it was capable of producing yearly about 500 t. (Fig. 20.2).
The profitability of this great platform was low, and in the decade of the 1990s,
offshore facilities consisting of floating round cages of polyethylene, with variable
diameters in the range of 16 and 24 m., began to be installed. These cages were
located in places close to the coast, with a variable depth in the range of 25 to 40 m.
Among these companies there were Acuaisleta S.L. and Adrapec S.L. in the province of Almeria, Azucarera de Guadalfeo S.A. in Granada, Costa del Sol Fish Farm
Fig. 20.2 Platform for fish culture (Pisbarca, 1989) (photo by Javier Villa)
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Andalucía” (Zurita et al. 2014). This document deals with the ideal location areas to
develop marine aquaculture, to identify places which could be declared as areas of
aquaculture interest, and to develop a database for further planning of activities in
shoreline areas.
20.3.1 Fishes
20.3.1.1 Marine Fish Culture History in the Mediterranean Coasts
of Spain
Aquaculture in the Alboran Sea began at the end of the 1980s with the installation of
a platform for the culture of sea bream and sea bass in the Bay of Algeciras, Spain.
The company named PISBARCA S.A. was operating for several years. The platform
housed seven cages, and it was capable of producing yearly about 500 t. (Fig. 20.2).
The profitability of this great platform was low, and in the decade of the 1990s,
offshore facilities consisting of floating round cages of polyethylene, with variable
diameters in the range of 16 and 24 m., began to be installed. These cages were
located in places close to the coast, with a variable depth in the range of 25 to 40 m.
Among these companies there were Acuaisleta S.L. and Adrapec S.L. in the province of Almeria, Azucarera de Guadalfeo S.A. in Granada, Costa del Sol Fish Farm
Fig. 20.2 Platform for fish culture (Pisbarca, 1989) (photo by Javier Villa)
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