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Date Published: 14/10/2021
ARCHIVED - Plans for large oyster farm off coast of Santa Pola given the go-ahead
The farm will cover 780,000 m² of seabed in the Baix Vinalopo, Alicante province, producing an estimated 135 tonnes of oysters each year
The Valencian Minister of Agriculture has approved plans to create a flat oyster farm in the bay of Santa Pola, covering an area of 780,000 m², with an annual production of up to 135 tons – around 1.5 million molluscs.
The firm behind the project is Moluscos Santa Pola S.L, run by Enrique Navarro, owner of other companies, including Clóchinas Navarro located in the Valencian town of Beniparrell, which will have a concession period of 10 years, extendable for up to 50.
Now the company has six months to begin the installation of the entire framework of buoys and ropes, and a year and a half to complete it.
At the end of August, the Directorate General for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries authorised the installation of the aquaculture farm in Santa Pola, and as a preliminary step, requested an environmental impact study.
And now, two months later, it has given the green light to install the long-line submerged flat oyster fish farm on the large surface area of underwater seabed in front of the fishing village.
Above the sea, the farm will have a rectangle-shaped surface area of 1,200 by 650 metres, with a suspended long-line system from which 'fattening baskets' and collectors will be hung.
Once activity has started, the company must provide the regional government with a monthly summary showing the volume of sales in kilos and the average price on the market.
This particular stretch of water is popular with traditional small-scale fishing fleets, and so "the farm must be developed with the minimum possible environmental impact and without affecting other collateral issues: from routes for other vessels or the Navy's defence system, to the impact on other species such as corals, birds or sea turtles," according to the ministry of agriculture, and as such will be subject to an ongoing Environmental Monitoring Plan.
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