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FISHING METHODS USED IN MOGAN The “traíña” The traíña is a rectangular net measuring approximately 300 metres long and 45 metres wide. At the bottom, it has a rope with rings, called a jareta, which allows it to be closed to prevent fish from escaping through the lower part. To use it, a base boat […]
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FISHING METHODS USED IN MOGAN The trasmallo or cazonal The trasmallo consists of 1, 2 or 3 walls of net between 65 and 80 metres long and between 1 and 2 metres high. The most commonly used in the Canary Islands has only one wall and is placed horizontally in the sea so that fish […]
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FISHING METHODS USED IN MOGAN The Line (la liña) The line is perhaps the oldest fishing method used in the Canary Islands. It consists of submerging a nylon line with hooks attached to it in the sea. Although initially the line was pulled in manually, nowadays, in most cases, electric reels are used. The Net […]
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INTERPRETING NATURE Despite modernisation in terms of equipment, some fishermen in Mogán still use traditional methods to set the course of their boats using marks located on the coast that have been passed down from father to son. These signs were also used in the past to locate the places where the traps were set, […]
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WOMEN, THE FUNDAMENTAL LINK The work that women have done and continue to do in the small-scale fishing sector often remains invisible to much of society. Although their presence on boats has historically been limited, there is evidence of their enormous contribution in enabling men to go out to sea to fish. The hard work […]
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THE FISHING INDUSTRY IS MODERNISED The 1960s brought another major revolution to the fishing industry in Mogán. During this period, fishing boats began to be motorised across the board and new fishing techniques were introduced, which helped to increase the volume of catches. This process of modernisation of the fleet coincided with improvements to the […]
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THE CREATION OF FISHING COMMUNITIES It was in 1900 when fishing began to play an important role in the municipality’s economic activities. At the beginning of the 20th century, fish was traded for agricultural products in areas near the coast. This provided eggs, gofio (a type of cornmeal), vegetables and other foods that supplemented the […]
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THE FIRST FISHING ACTIVITIES After the colonisation of the islands, fishing activity was divided into two main sectors. On the one hand, fish were caught along the coast for consumption as fresh produce for the local market and, on the other, the Canary-Saharan fishing grounds were exploited for the production of salted fish products. While […]
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THE FIRST SETTLERS OF THE TERRITORY The first settlers of the Canary Islands belonged to the Amazigh (Berber) culture and came from North Africa. There is no unanimous agreement on the date of their arrival, with two theories existing on the matter. One places this moment at the beginning of the era, while the other […]
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TERRITORY AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT OF MOGÁN The island of Gran Canaria has a surface area of 1,560 km2. Of this, the municipality of Mogán occupies an area of 172.44 km2, making it the second largest on the island. It borders the municipality of Tejeda to the north, San Bartolomé de Tirajana to the east, the […]