other selective fishing methods, and
to the promotion of such methods.”
See: FIS Spain for full story in English.
First year of commercial fishing in
San Antonio marine reserve yields
1,900 kilos of fish
The first year that the Department of
Environment has authorized commercial fishing in the marine reserve
of Cap de Sant Antoni has enabled the
fishermen guilds of Denia and Javea
to capture about 1,900 kilos of fish
valued at 10,400 euros. Various scientific studies will be carried out to
see what effect this commercial fishing has had on marine species. Also
mooted was the possibility of marking the whole reserve with buoys and
installing mooring buoys.
This would not be very expensive.
237 diving permits had been issued
compared to 1455 in 2014, and licensed divers were valuable in helping to control poaching. Xàbia and the
Ministry of the Environment finalized a cooperation agreement under
which clubs can apply electronically
for diving permits through the Helpdesk (Portal del Clot), with a response
from the Ministry within two or three
days within two or three days. Also
the clubs can manage a quota system
through software. From:XAD. For
more on this story see: Javeamigos
Civil war air raid shelter to be recovered for visitors
Experts suggest it will be feasible to
recover the entrance and first 6 metres of the Civil War air raid shelter
in La Caleta in the Port. This was
bult in 1938 and has been closed for
40 years. They plan to replace the
surface slabs which are slipping and
unstable and remove the low brick
wall in the front. Most of the 20 metres of tunnels are dangerously unstable. This shelter is one of the few
preserved examples of architecture
from the Civil war, and the only one
in public hands. From Levante
Mayor Chulvi announces competition for ideas for the Montañar
sea-front
Seeing the success of the competition by Benitatxell for choosing the
design of a new municipal building,
Xàbia’s mayor Chulvi has announced
a competition for ideas to develop the
sea-front along the Montañar. From:
Xàbia al Dia. Ed’s note: There have
been various proposals about what to
do with the Montañar over the years:
See: Montanar Project
Valencian economy expects to be
hit by Brexit
In 2015, Valencian exports to the UK
reached nearly 3000 million Euros,
in addition 2,700,000 British tourists