chipona enorme

Currently, the gates are covered with a membrane made of plastic boxes or, sometimes, grills from inside refrigerators or ovens, allowing water to pass through but preventing larger fish from exiting the trap
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Covered by the water at high tide, the water passes out of the number of small gates in its wall. Observation of the wall structure would indicate that the gates were placed at the point where the maximum water pressure would act on the wall during a falling tide. 2/5

Images of past fieldwork on a stone #fishweirs #corrales at #Chipona. Located in the Province of Cádiz, the autonomous community of #Andalusia, #Spain. A tidal weir constructed by hand, using traditional fishing methods used by the local #community. #coastalhistory #4oceans 1/5