CANNING AND FISHINGCANNING AND FISHING

Irene Muñiz RodríguezIrene Muñiz Rodríguez

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CANNINGCANNING• Many families worked in the canning industry Many families worked in the canning industry

in Candás in the XIX and XX centuries.in Candás in the XIX and XX centuries.

• Candás had an important whaling port, the Candás had an important whaling port, the town had great importance as a fishing town had great importance as a fishing resort.resort.

• In 1830 the first canning industry was In 1830 the first canning industry was established.established.

• Other factories opened afterwards: Germana Other factories opened afterwards: Germana González, Albo, Herrero, Bernardo Alfageme. González, Albo, Herrero, Bernardo Alfageme.

• CCandás had 14 factories where only women andás had 14 factories where only women worked. They were sailors’ wives and worked. They were sailors’ wives and daughters.daughters.

• The work of the factories consisted of The work of the factories consisted of downloading, cleaning, cooking, downloading, cleaning, cooking, preparing, packaging, storing and preparing, packaging, storing and transporting fish.transporting fish.

• Curiously, keeping the factory clean Curiously, keeping the factory clean was men’s responsibility. Women was men’s responsibility. Women dealt with the preparation of fish.dealt with the preparation of fish.

FISHINGFISHING• In centuries XIX and XX people lived In centuries XIX and XX people lived

from the sea. Fishermen sailed in the from the sea. Fishermen sailed in the sea while their families worked in sea while their families worked in factories.factories.

• Boats were small and fished near the Boats were small and fished near the shore, only large tuna boats were far shore, only large tuna boats were far from the village, even as far as 200 from the village, even as far as 200 miles.miles.

• Tuna fishing period was summer.Tuna fishing period was summer.

• Boats employed not only sailors. Boats employed not only sailors. They had carpenters too!. Sailors They had carpenters too!. Sailors houses were also cellars for keeping houses were also cellars for keeping nets and rods.nets and rods.

• Women sold fish and looked after the Women sold fish and looked after the family.family.

• In the XIX c. there was a wreck that In the XIX c. there was a wreck that killed 92 people near the coast.killed 92 people near the coast.

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