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Catamarans
A great way to enter the waters of the estuary of Arousa It is on board one of the catamarans or tour boats with mooring at the pier of O Grove and on the island of A Toxa. Perhaps the most popular route be the boat ride for see the rafts up close and learn first-hand how mussels are farmed. This […]
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Shellfish
This ancient trade, characterized by its hardness and sacrifice, is a specific modality of fishing directed to the capture of bivalve molluscs on the coast without using boats. The bivalves are taken from the intermareathem, when the beach is at low tide. This activity requires physical effort and specific arts such as hoe, Among others. Shellfishing on foot is […]
Evolution of canning
The first indications that in O Grove food was preserved by means of some type of preservation procedure dating back to Roman age. This is attested by the remains of two salted piñas found in the archaeological site Adro Vello. Salting and techniques evolved over time until the arrival of Catalan promoters at the end of […]
Traditional boats
Dornas, gamelas, chalanas… there are many traditional boats that populate the fishing ports of O Grove and its neighbors in the Rías Baixas. Most of these small fishing boats, each with its own characteristics, continue to serve every day as a means for the capture of various fish and shellfish from the estuary Likewise, it is worth […]
Mussel trays
The cultivation of mussels, oysters and scallops in rafts surage 1945, when the first raft was anchored in the Arousa estuary, and has evolved until today there are more than 2.300, which represents almost 70% of the number of rafts in the entire Galicia. A punt is a nursery constituiby a flotation system sobre which sits on a […]
Fishing ports
There are two fishing ports on this small peninsula in the heart of the Rías Baixas: that of O Grove and that of Porto Meloxo. The first is located in the center of O Grove, where an important part of the municipality’s fishing fleet has its mooring. In this port are also located the recreational boats […]