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The fish buildingtakes placeisfrom
The Fish Market the
where the fish
market Monday1991 and haswas
auction
built in
to Friday. It
all
the necessary facilities to
carry out this activity. Of
note inside is the
spectators' walkway,
opened in June 1998,
from where one may
watch the auction in
comfort. Decorating the
building are six large
paintings by the artist
Elias Úrbez, which
represent historical
aspects of Calpe, fishing
nets, scenes of daily life,
Fishermen customs and maritime
legends in emblematic
's guild parts of the town. Activities
1. Climbing up the Rock 3. Visiting the "Real 4. Walking around the 6. Savouring the
The Fishermen's Guild governing body is of Ifach, dropping in at Club Náutico de Calpe" Rockof Ifach beside the delicious specialities of
was founded in 1924 by formed by the Master the Nature Study Centre ( YachtClub) and its sea along the "Paseo the bay of Calpe -fish and
Father Colomina under Skipper, first and second and contemplating the facilities, where one can Ecológico Principe de seafood-, in the different
the name of Viceskippers and the magnificent panoramic learn different sports Asturias". restaurants.
"Fishermen's Institute", General Meeting. views. such as sailing, rowing,
being a corporate Today its activity is etc.
Association of fishermen 5. Enjoying a swim or 7. Browsing around the
governed by the Articles 2. Sailing round the bay scuba diving in the traditional craftwork
created with social aims of Association of 2000,
to protect the seafaring of Calpe, skirting the Rock nearby coves of "Penyal" stalls, where you can buy
which regulate the of Ifach on board a or "El Racó". a souvenir of Calpe.
class and defend their rights and obligations of
interests. pleasure craft, in the
the guild members, summer season.
Its headquarters are correspondence with
situated in the Pza. the civil service and
(Square) "dels Mariners", marketing of the fish. It
in the old part of the manages a total of 22
town, and it has around boats on which around
500 members including 160 people, who make
boat owners, seamen up the maritime family,
and pensioners. The go out to fish.
A day at
sea
The day begins at four
o'clock in the morning,
The when a person known as
the "tocador" goes round
auction the seamen's homes
waking them up.
At approximately five
The fish auction dates back a o'clock, the boats set sail
long way. It acquired its complex with their crew on board.
character of commercialization The number of crew
when it was exploited by the members on each boat
"Pósito de Pescadores" which was varies from four to eight
found by father Juan Colomina and depending on its
legalized on 6th of April 1924. Later characteristics, among
it was called "Cofradía de t h e m t h e s k i p p e r,
Pescadores" (Fishermen's Guild). mechanic, cook and the
At present the fish auction is one rest of the seamen who
of the most attractive and visited into species, measured in units of harbour is carried out in an orderly screen in the Valencian language carry out indistinctly other three times a day, or even
activities in Calpe. It consists of the weight of 13 kg. and arranged in fashion, in accordance with a regarding the name of the boat of tasks such as watch duty, four, thanks to the greater
wholesale of fresh fish caught by baskets with ice and palm leaves number assigned by the Guild to origin, its turn at the auction, the sorting of the fish, the power of modern boats
the fleet of Calpe after a day's work. to keep it fresh during its transport the first, four, which gives them type of fish, its weight, and the "xorrar" or raising of the which can increase the
Under the management of the on car ts to nearby towns. priority at the auction. This turn is starting price, which will nets onto the deck, etc. number of catches and sail
Fishermen's Guild, it is held from From the dock of the harbour it operated on a rota system every automatically go down until it stops From the harbour, the to more distant fishing
Monday to Friday, and is the major moved to the Fish Market, a day on condition that the four when an interested buyer or boats head for the fishing grounds. After the last
exponent of the seafaring building specially designed for this boats have their fish unloaded and "arriero" gives the signal by pressing ground, the place chosen casting of nets, the day at
traditions of the town, which has purpose built in 1979, which inside the premises before the the button on his or her remote by the skipper to cast the sea comes to an end and
been one of the main driving operated for 12 years until it was auction starts. If any of them is late, control. However, the Guild will set nets, and they begin the the boats return to harbour
forces of its economy. replaced by the present building it will take last place at the auction a minimum purchase price trawl or "correguda" until to auction their catch. In
in 1991, in response to the need for three days. The rest, up to 22, depending on the type of fish, they raise them a few Calpe around 1.700 tons of
In the olden days, when there fish per year are caught
was no harbour or fish market, the for improved infrastructures and will take their turn at the auction below which the merchandise will hours later, sorting the fish
more space to cover the increase in the order in which they arrive. directly become its property. caught into boxes and using the trawling or
auction took place on the Levante trammel (triple drag-net)
or Fossa beach, which was the first in the activity. The auction begins Once on land, the fish, arranged in When the fish is purchased,it is placing them in the
around five p.m. and lasts more previously cleaned boxes, is covered with a layer ofice and refrigerator. methods, some of the
anchoring berth in Calpe. Later, it most common species
was held on the dock of the fishing than two hours. During this time, unloaded and placed on the loaded into the vehicles equipped Once the deck has been
the visitor may witness its different conveyor belt situated inside the for its transport, which will deliver sluiced, the net or "bou" is being, among others,
harbour, at the foot of the Rock of whiting, red mullet, squid,
Ifach, and was carried out by the stages and the tasks involved in a building to be displayed before the it to the sales outlets, mainly in cast again and the same
genuine maritime atmosphere. assembled traders. Calpe and the Autonomous Region operation is repeated. It mackerel, octopus,
loudly vociferating bidders grouper, gilthead and
gathered there. The fish was sorted The arrival of the boats in the As the merchandise goes past, of Valencia. may be carried out two or
information appears on a central several kinds of shellfish.

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Calp
bay of
from the
Fishing
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