Rota celebra 25 años de los Corrales como Monumento Natural

The Fishing Weirs of Rota mark 25 years as a Natural Monument of Andalusia and the City Council has organised a commemorative event for Friday, November 27. The meeting, open to professionals, groups and anyone interested, will be held from 9:00 at the Hotel Playa de la Luz, very close to the weirs themselves. The event will start at 9:00 with the reception of attendees. At 9:30 will be the institutional opening, by the mayor of Rota, José Javier Ruiz Arana. At 9:45 will come the round table «Los Corrales de Pesca: 25 años de conservación, gestión y futuro», where experiences will be shared and the challenges to preserve this ecosystem will be addressed. The panel will include Patricio Poullet Brea, head of the Demarcación de Costas Andalucía-Atlántico; Ignacio Hernández Carrero, professor of Ecology at the University of Cádiz; Federico Fernández Ruiz-Henestrosa, biologist and master's graduate in Integrated Coastal Management; Miguel Ángel Verano Parra, graduate of the Master's in Integrated Management of Coastal Areas; and Carolina Bonhomo Núñez, environmental technician at the Rota City Council. The mayor is expected to close the event, which will be completed with a guided visit to the Fishing Weirs led by the Asociación de Corraleros y Pescadores a Pie «Corrales de Rota». The Council maintains collaboration agreements and a territory custody agreement with this entity. In these 25 years, the Weirs have become established as one of the most unique environmental, landscape, historical and ethnographic resources of the municipality, according to the City Council. Their traditional fishing system has attracted tourist and media interest and has been the subject of scientific research and environmental education programmes. The site is included in the Natura 2000 Network as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and holds the 'Q for Tourist Quality' and the 'S for Tourist Sustainability'. To attend the event on Friday, November 27 no prior registration is required: the meeting is open to all professionals, groups and interested citizens, who can come to the Hotel Playa de la Luz from 9:00.