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The continental shelf of Spain is the underwater surface beyond the coast to a depth of 200 m. It is an area of great fishing and ecological importance. In the peninsula, it is relatively narrow and is minimal in the Canary Islands . Its narrowness has led to the search for distant fishing grounds, such as those of Newfoundland, exploited by Basque fishermen since centuries ago. The European interest in exploiting the Saharan bank and in reaching fishing agreements with Morocco and Mauritania is due to the need to provide an outlet for a large fishing fleet that is increasingly efficient in its catches.
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Cf. Sánchez et al. (2014) for a recent example.
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Sánchez F, Gómez-Ballesteros M, González-Pola C, Punzón A (2014) Sistema de cañones submarinos de Avilés. Proyecto LIFE +INDEMARES, ed. Fundación Biodiversidad del Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente
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Tapiador, F.J. (2020). Underwater Spain: The Hidden Country. In: The Geography of Spain. World Regional Geography Book Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-18907-5_5
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