Thursday, 7 August 2014

PUERTO DE MAZARRÓN - ACTIVITIES 8 & 9 AUGUST

The campaign aimed at locals and visitors begins Friday in Puerto de Mazarrón. For two days, various activities and workshops serve to show the public the role of artisanal fisheries and marine reserves of commercial interest in the conservation of marine biodiversity and resources offered. The objective is to inform responsible consumers who value artisanal produce and their ecosystems.

It is an initiative of the Asociación Columbares, financed by the European Fisheries Fund and the Biodiversity Foundation, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment. Among its goals is to diversify the fishing economy through the promotion of activities such as fishing, tourism and cooperation between scientists and the fishing industry.

The campaign is travelling and after passing through Mazarrón, it will visit other places on the Murcia and Almeria coastline. The programme of activities in our Town will be held on 8 and 9 August in the Plaza de Abastos, Paseo de Rihuete in Puerto de Mazarrón,  and the restaurants El Puerto and Galayos where workshops will take place on "Fisherman´s Recipes”. For workshops there is a maximum of 25 participants. Entries must be made by email to the address pescasos.murcia@columbares.org.

The activities will end on Saturday night with the documentary , “Mar de Fons” from Bruno López 
Florencia Luna,  a short story of a sailor saga of Badalona, ​​"la Costa" for generations dedicated to the craft of artisanal fisheries . Later there will be a panel discussion.

This campaign collaborates Mazarrón Town Council and the University of Murcia. The Mayor of Mazarrón, Francisco García, thanked Columbares for including Mazarrón in this travelling activity and showing its commitment to the defense of artisanal fisheries due to quality productivity and respect offered to the marine environment. Carmen Molina, Columbares Representative, thanked Mazarrón Town Council  for their willingness in organizing this conference.

Schedule of Activities:
Friday 8 August

- The Fish. With head, thanks. Theatrical action in the Plaza de Abastos of Puerto de Mazarrón at 12:00.

- Fish with art. Theatre of objects on artisanal fish and its legacy as a curator of the sea. Paseo del Rihuete from 19:30.

- Marine reserves of commercial interest. Photographic Exhibition of marine reserves Cabo de Palos-Islas Hormigas and Cabo de Gata-Nijar. In the Plaza de Abastos and Paseo del Rihuete

Saturday 9 August
- Fisherman Recipes. Workshops and recipe tasting. In restaurants El Puerto (from 10:30 to 11:30) and Los Galayos (From 19:30 to 21:30).

- Screening of the documentary "Mar de Fons" by Bruno Lopez and Florencia Luna on "Los Costa" a saga dedicated to artisanal fishing and subsequent debate. From 22 hours.


www.columbares.org / pescasos

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