The situation of 'Fishing in the Canary Islands: its impacts and trends' will be the topic to be discussed in a course at the XXXII Summer University of Maspalomas, which will be taught by experts in the field, from July 3 to 5, at the Maspalomas Cultural Center .
The fishing gear, the characteristics of the fleet in the Canary Islands and fishing exploitation will be explained; the species and vulnerabilities to environmental and fishing factors and the situation of some species that inhabit Canary waters, such as sharks, rays, mollusks, crustaceans and echinoderms; research projects for the evaluation and protection of species such as mantelinas and seahorses.
Those interested in this course, which will be held from 16:30 p.m. to 19:30 p.m., can access the complete information sheet and the registration link (starting at €35) through the website: https://www.universidadveranomaspalomas.org/materias/142/ . Discounts of up to 50% will be applied to ULPGC students, unemployed individuals, members of large families, and people with disabilities.
On Wednesday, July 3, several experts will participate: José Juan Castro Hernández, who will give the presentation 'Introduction to fishing in the Canary Islands: trend of the main indicators on the status of species subject to fishing exploitation'; Lorena Couce Montero, who will explain 'Fishing gear, fishing fleet, main target species', and Airam Sarmiento Lezcano, who will talk about 'Bony fish: general characteristics of the species and vulnerabilities to environmental and fishing factors'.
On Thursday, July 4, the situation of several species and their vulnerabilities to environmental and fishing factors will be discussed: about sharks and rays, by David Jiménez Alvarado; of mollusks, by Airam Guerra Marrero, and of crustaceans and echinoderms, by Raibel Núñez González.
On Friday, July 5, Ana Espino Ruano will explain the minimum sizes in fishing; Vicente Benítez Cabrera will talk about the History of fishermen's organizations in the Canary Islands; Airam Guerra Marrero and Ana Espino Ruano will present research projects for the evaluation and protection of iconic fish species, such as mantelinas and seahorses; and José Juan Castro Hernández and Lorena Couce Montero will present participatory fisheries management as an alternative for the future: the challenge of AMPLÍA.
