CSIC in Galicia, the Council of Galician Culture and Nigrán Town Council are organising the event “People of the Sea 2022”, which will take place on Saturday, 25 June 2022 at 20:00 at the Panxón fish market, in Nigrán.

The activity, moderated by Luisa Martínez, head of the CSIC Scientific Culture Unit in Galicia, will consist of a public meeting and conversation between Laura López, an 85-year-old retired fishmonger from Panxón; Rogelio Santos Queiruga, a sailor from Porto do Son, influencer and advocate of fishing sustainability; and Luisa Iglesias García, Senior Technician of the Fishmongers Group at the IEO-CSIC National Centre in Vigo. Its aim is to encourage debate on the state of fishing, sustainability, biodiversity conservation and the emergence of invasive species through the professional careers of the invited participants.

The year 2022 was declared by the United Nations General Assembly as the International Year of Artisanal Fisheries under the slogan “Small scale, big value”. It also falls within the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development, which runs until 2030. To mark these celebrations and coincide with the patron-saint festivities of Panxón, a parish with a long seafaring tradition, the Council of Galician Culture, Nigrán Town Council and CSIC are offering this event.