WHAT OTHER PRIMARY SECTOR ACTIVITIES ARE THERE?

Fishing, mining and forestry are all primary sector activities.
Fishing:
There are two main types of fishing: coastal and deep-sea.

• Coastal fishing is near the coast. Fishermen use small boats and traditional methods. They return to port at the end of the day.
• Deep-sea fishing is far from the coast. Fishermen often work for weeks or months on large ships. These ships have refrigeration systems to keep the fish cold.

Mining:
Mining is the extraction of rocks and minerals from the ground. There are two types of mines.

• In underground mines, miners work deep under the ground, in shafts, tunnels and caves.
• In opencast mines and quarries, miners work in large open-air pits to extract coal and minerals that are close to the Earth's surface.

The most typical mining products in Spain are granite, marble and slate. These are extracted in quarries.
Forestry:
Forestry is the use of forests to obtain plant products, such as wood, cork, cellulose and resin. Spain's most important forestry product is cork.