The territory · Cantabrian Bioregion
The Biorrexión Cantábrica
Bio means life. Region names a territory recognised by shared traits. A bioregion is a region understood through the systems that sustain life: climate, water, soils, ecosystems, forms of production, culture and communities.
Ortegal, A Mariña and Oscos-Eo form a continuous Atlantic territory connected by the Cantabrian Sea, the river basins, the mountains, the productive landscapes, everyday mobility and a shared food culture. These relationships do not end at administrative boundaries.
The territory in figures
3,000 km²
approximately
140,000
inhabitants, approximately
3
territorial areas: Ortegal, A Mariña and Oscos-Eo
2
autonomous communities: Galicia and Asturias
1
shared ecological and cultural system
The map of the territory
What gives the territory its continuity:
- The relationship between land and sea
- Artisanal fishing
- The ports and fish markets
- Seafaring knowledge
- Agricultural and agroecological production
- The river basins
- The mountains and productive landscapes
- Culture and communities