the extra land by catching and eating a small squid,
according to the report from the spotter at Cabo de
las Huertas. In total, the data reveals that there were
at least 16 marine species spotted during the census,
a total of more than 10,000 birds, and at least two of
the watch points also had the pleasure of observing
bottlenose dolphins, perhaps curious of the activity
taking place. For full story see The leader.es
2014 warmest since at least 1950 in the Comunidad Valenciana with an average temperature of 16.3
% and 30% less rainfall than average. The areas
which usually record the most rainfall (Marina Alta,
Safor and Ribera) have been the hardest hot with the
Marina Alta receiving only 36% of its annual rainfall
accumulating a deficit of 64% From: EuropaPress:
Alicante Ports Authority states Xàbia’s stance
“relevant” Xàbia’s Mayor Chulvi met with the President of the Alicante Ports authority on Wednesday,
who stated that the stance taken by Xàbia concerning
the development of the San Antonio lighthouse was
“relevant” to the assessment of the project to build an
hotel there. This give hope that the project may be
stopped. From Las Provincias: Puertos garantizar...
Xàbia Town Hall reports that building a hotel on
the site of the Cap de Sant Antoni lighthouse
clashes with five planning regulations. The council has prepared urban, environmental and safety reports to substantiate the rejection of this project. For
Mayor Chulvi’s facebook statement in English see:
San Antonio Lighthouse
Time to set up personalised Municipal payments
plan extended Taxpayers in Jávea will have longer
to set up a customised tax payment plan after mayor
José Chulvi signed a resolution to extend the deadline for doing so to Friday 16th January. This pioneering tool launched by the local tax collection service
allows residents to spread their tax obligations across
the year to suit their own financial schedule as well
as offering up to 4% discount for those who settled
their balances before January 16th (note that there is
no penalty for those who pay later in the year) For full
story see: Javeamigos
Is Recreational fishing in the Mediterranean harming the environment? Up to 10% of adults living in
developed countries fish for food and recreation, they
are not commercial fishermen. In the Mediterranean
Sea that could be up to 10% of the total production
of fisheries. Commercial fishing gets a lot of attention
because it is a well-monitored and well-managed industry but a new study says recreational fishing and
the authors are demanding greater control. The researchers used the results of 24 studies carried out
in 15 marine areas in Spain, France, Italy and Turkey
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