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A measure supporting the fishing industry is unanimously approved by the Torrevieja Council

As part of the processing of the new European Regulation on the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), Rosario Martínez Chazarra, spokesperson for the Popular Party Municipal Group, presented a motion in favour of the fishing industry, which the Ordinary Plenary Session of Torrevieja City Council approved on urgent grounds on Monday, March 31st. All political parties represented in the City Council (PP, PSOE, VOX, and Sueña Torrevieja) unanimously accepted the resolution.
The urgency is justified by the fact that the European Commission is now holding a public involvement procedure for the CFP regulation’s wording, and the administrative bodies of Member States have until April 21st, 2025, to submit their recommendations.
In Torrevieja, the fishing industry has a significant socioeconomic impact. Because of its significance as a food supply, its long history in the city, its close ties to generations of Torrevieja people, and its role in the landscape and economic activities of our municipality, it is a vital and crucial sector.
In order to guarantee the sustainability of EU fisheries from an environmental, economic, and social standpoint, the Common Fisheries Policy underwent its most recent update in 2013.
In addition to the implementation of other complementary measures like enhanced selectivity, closed areas, and seasons, among others, there has been a notable decrease in fishing effort, which has reached over 40% of fishing days. The Artisanal Coastal Fishing Fleet of the Valencian Community caught 25% more in 2024 than the year before. Between 2023 and 2024, the catch grew from 15,000 tonnes valued at €81.1 million to 19,035 tonnes valued at €94.3 million. It is clear that the Torrevieja fish market played a major role in reaching these catch values.
Despite these numbers, our municipality’s fishing vessels are in a precarious position as a result of recent Council of the European Union decisions that cut the number of fishing days to just 27 annually. This action renders the city’s fishing industry, which creates a significant number of direct and indirect jobs, unviable, despite its enormous social value.
As fishermen in the Valencian Community gathered 150,000 tonnes of trash, mostly plastic, from the Mediterranean Sea last year alone, Mediterranean fishing has substantial ecological and environmental value in our sea in addition to being a major economic, tourism, cultural, and culinary asset for our municipality.
In plenary, it was decided that the appropriate body would encourage the Spanish government to ask the European Commission for all of these reasons:
- A 25% increase in catches was made possible by the extension of the fishing season to 133 days.
* - Since the catch of almost 200 species cannot be dependent on criteria specified for just one, as is the case with hake, there should be greater transparency when determining the criterion for ongoing fishing.
* - Enhance and broaden the standards used to assess the true fishing stock of the entire group of species.
* - When making significant judgements, the industry should be considered, and these decisions should be made quickly. Their way of life cannot be drastically altered annually by a political decision made in December with little warning. Since fishing is also a business activity and should be subject to the same foresight as other economic activities, the procedures for changing the number of fishing days should be made public beforehand, and the regulated term should be 10 or five years.
* - That the time horizon for reaching maximum sustainable performance beyond 2030 should be delayed by limiting the margins of change to no more than 5 to 10% per year rather than the current 70% reduction.
* - Since this rule was designed for Atlantic fisheries, not Mediterranean fisheries, it is necessary to remove the requirement to land fish that are unsuited for sale.
* - Additionally, scientists with expertise in the Mediterranean should implement the Fisheries Commission’s internal recommendations.
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With the most insane course of the year, Survivor Race: The Extreme Test arrives in Alicante

The Survivor Race obstacle course is made for people of all skill levels, from novices to those who take their training seriously. The obstacle course, which drew over 4,000 people to Alicante in 2024, is making a comeback to the city with the goal of changing your mindset and way of life.
In Survivor Race, participants can choose from three different distances and compete either individually or in a group.
Distances and categories
There will be two categories available on the first day:
HUMAN 6K: 20 difficulties over six km
HERO 10K: ten kilometres with twenty-five challenges
The following choices are available on the second day:
HUMAN 6K: 20 difficulties over six km
XPLORER 3K: a three-kilometer course with fifteen obstacles that is perfect for novices
Either you or a group of ten or more people can take part. The latter option offers a 10% registration discount to each participant.
Regardless of whether you decide to join a group or not, each registration is completed separately. Everyone just needs to sign up for the same distance and departure time in order to travel together.
Why take part?
The race organisers say that “Survivor means waking up in the morning and feeling capable of overcoming all the obstacles we encounter every day, whether alone, as a couple, with friends, or family.” Therefore, this event provides a way for personal growth and friendship in addition to being an enriching experience.
Where and when?
Prepare for the most amazing obstacle course of the year on Saturday and Sunday April 12th and 13th, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary with an event that guarantees excitement, difficulty, and a tonne of fun. The event’s website is currently accepting registrations for the event, which will be held on Avenida Jaime I in Alicante.
Formal training sessions
To assist you be as ready as you can and get to know the attendees, the event organisers provide official pre-race training. On the Survivor Race website (see below), you can register for Survivor Workout.
Survivor Race Volunteering
Volunteers are welcome to join up to assist with race organisation. In addition to a pack of t-shirts, caps, and backpacks, you will also get free registration to take part in a Survivor Race, as well as food, beverages, and snacks.
Although you can select your role on the registration form, your responsibilities will include setup and breakdown, participant assistance, and organisation.
For more information see the website here https://survivor-race.com/workout/
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Alleged murderer of his stepdaughter tells her mother: “Go up to the house, the girl is sleeping”

Jesús JG, also known as Suso, is suspected of killing Nadia, his ex-partner’s adopted 5-year-old daughter, in a Murcia home. He also called his ex-girlfriend and his own mother.
It was the mother of the suspect who found the dead body. Later, she said that her son had contacted her while she was out at a pub with two friends, asking her to come over to the apartment since the girl was “sleeping” and he needed to go so she wouldn’t be left alone. When his mum got home after listening to her son, she discovered the girl in the bedroom “foaming at the mouth,” albeit still alive. Then she dialled 911.
When paramedics arrived on the scene in a 061 ambulance, they made numerous unsuccessful attempts to resuscitate the girl. The young girl passed away in one of the house’s bedrooms. Her remains were left there until shortly after 9:30 p.m., at which point permission was granted to take them out and deliver them to the Murcia Institute of Forensic Medicine.
Suso posted pictures of himself putting the girl on his shoulders while they play or eat together on social media, giving the impression that they are father and daughter. Hours after the crime, the person was taken into custody in Torrevieja.
Drug-related issues
Police were also informed by the suspect’s mother that her son had struggled with drug addiction for many years.
Along with a dozen close friends, Suso’s ex-partner Ramona participated in the minute of silence outside Murcia City Hall in remembrance of Nadia, whom she had reared and had custody of. Isabel, Ramona’s cousin and the biological mother of tiny Nadia, was also outside the hall’s doors.
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16 arrested in Spain for paying for access to a website that featured child pornography

16 people have been arrested by Spain’s National Police for using cryptocurrency to buy access to a child pornography website on the dark web.
38 nations have participated in this global investigation, which is being directed by Germany and coordinated by Europol. As a result, 1,393 people have been identified, and 79 people have been arrested. Some of the individuals who were arrested also mistreated children. According to a statement from the National Police, the investigation is still ongoing.
Alicante, Almeria, Barcelona, Jaen, Las Palmas, La Rioja, Madrid, Malaga, Murcia, Orense, Seville, Tarragona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Valencia, and Zaragoza are among the Spanish cities where arrests have been made.
By hiding users’ identities and functioning as a social network, the dark web—particularly the platform under investigation within the TOR network—made it possible to buy and share illegal content.
With 91,000 videos and almost two million members, it was expanding at a rate of three videos every hour. While full films had to be paid for with cryptocurrency, initial access was free. Additionally, there were rewards for rating already-existing content or creating original stuff.
Despite the anonymity of cryptocurrency, German authorities were able to identify the buyers by cracking into the server and tracking down the payments. One person in Spain uploaded a video, and 17 others had bought content.
The National Police claim that people who purchase the content have a higher level of criminal dedication and sophisticated search techniques for illicit materials.
One of those detained in Spain was a student of computer technology who served as a distributor and had access to other platforms of a similar nature.
A detained individual in Alicante was also discovered to be a drug trafficker in possession of 700 ecstasy pills and €42,000 in cash. Several people who were arrested in Barcelona and Madrid had evidence of payment and child pornography. A suspect in Malaga confessed to the crime. A dentist in Murcia used a USB flash drive to save files.
Devices holding illegal material and proof of purchase were discovered in Almería, Orense, Seville, Tarragona, Tenerife, and Zaragoza, leading to additional arrests. One suspect had left Valencia for Paris. Another suspect in Jaén was looked into but not taken into custody. 39 minors were granted protection, and almost 3,000 electronic devices were seized globally.
Europol’s largest anti-child sexual exploitation operation was called Operation Stream. Spain, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, and the United States were among the thirty-eight participating nations. One of the world’s biggest networks for disseminating paedophile content was severely damaged by this operation.
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