Fish fight

PP candidate César Sánchez has vowed to get rid of the fish farms from the Bay of Calpe to protect traditional fishing and the environment if he is elected mayor of the town in the upcoming local elections, and has undertaken to work tirelessly to move the farms to a more suitable location. He is also firm in his support for traditional fishing and the fishermen’s guilds which are “part of the identity, traditions and history of this territory and must not be allowed to disappear.”

According to local activists, the fish farms need to be removed to avoid irreparable damage being caused to the environment and biodiversity of the Bay of Calpe. They also believe they are an eyesore and that they are damaging the prestige and landscapes of the town.

The council has been fighting against the installation of additional floating cages opposite the Morro de Toix for years, arguing that the environmental reports upon which permission was granted by regional government are unsuitable and the lack of preventive, corrective and compensatory provisions.