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Almadraba

Okay kiddo, let me explain what an almadraba is.

Imagine you love to catch fish for dinner. When you go fishing, you use a fishing rod or a net. But what if you wanted to catch a lot of fish all at once? This is where an almadraba comes in.

An almadraba is a special kind of fishing technique that has been used for a long time in Spain. In fact, it's been used for over 3,000 years! It's a way of catching lots of tuna fish all at the same time.

Here's how it works: First, fishermen put up huge nets called "almadrabas" in the ocean to trap schools of tuna passing through the area during their migrations. The nets lead the tuna toward smaller nets that catch them safely. Fishermen then pull the tuna out of the water and into boats.

This method is different from other kinds of fishing because it's very specific to the tuna's seasonal migration. Fishermen only set up the almadraba during certain times of the year when the tuna are passing through.

It's also important to note that almadraba fishing is very sustainable. Fishermen only catch a certain amount of tuna each year to protect the population of the fish.

So next time you're eating tuna for dinner, remember that it might have come from an almadraba in Spain!