ara ▁and ▁El vas – B ada j oz . ▁ ▁The ▁prospect ▁of ▁the ▁development ▁( as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁European - wide ▁effort ) ▁of ▁the ▁Central , ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁Atlantic ▁rail ▁cor rid ors ▁is ▁expected ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁compet it iveness ▁of ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁Tar rag ona , ▁Val encia , ▁S ag unto , ▁Bil ba o , ▁Sant ander , ▁S ines ▁and ▁Al ge cir as ▁vis - à - vis ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁Europe ▁and ▁the ▁World . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Mor oc co ▁and ▁Spain ▁started ▁a ▁joint ▁study ▁on ▁the ▁feas ibility ▁of ▁a ▁fixed ▁link ▁( t unnel ▁or ▁bridge ) ▁across ▁the ▁Stra it ▁of ▁Gib ral tar , ▁possibly ▁through ▁a ▁connection ▁of ▁ ▁with ▁Cape ▁Mal ab ata . ▁Years ▁of ▁studies ▁have , ▁however , ▁made ▁no ▁real ▁progress ▁thus ▁far . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁▁ ▁Major ▁indust ries ▁include ▁min ing , ▁tour ism , ▁small ▁far ms , ▁and ▁fish ing . ▁Because ▁the ▁coast ▁is ▁so ▁long , ▁fish ing ▁is ▁popular , ▁especially ▁s ard ines , ▁t una ▁and ▁anch ov ies . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁min ing ▁occurs ▁in ▁the ▁Py ren ees ▁mountains . ▁Com mod ities ▁m ined ▁include : ▁iron , ▁gold , ▁coal , ▁lead , ▁silver , ▁z inc , ▁and ▁salt . ▁ ▁Regarding ▁their ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁global ▁economy , ▁both ▁the ▁micro