Supreme Court Decision Freezes Coastal Fish Farming Proposal

Tías is celebrating after the Canarian Supreme Court upheld its complaint against proposed fish farming off the coast of Puerto del carmen. The judgement has paralysed plans for an extensive fish farming zone that would also have extended into waters off the coasts of San Bartolomé and Arrecife. 

The decision will force a review of the plan to create an “Aquaculture Interest Zone” that was approved by the Canarian Government in 2018. The proposed zone measures 9 kilometres in length and would lie two kilometres off the southern coast of Lanzarote, directly offshore from the beaches of Los Pocillos, Matagorda, Guasimeta, Playa Honda, La Concha and El Cable.

The Mayor of Tías, José Juan Cruz, said “this ruling represents a clear endorsement of the position that the City Council has defended from the beginning in defence of our coastline, our natural resources, and the general interest of the municipality’s residents”.