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The Torrevieja headquarters of the UA gave a theoretical-practical Biotechnology-based course focused on knowing the diversity of microorganisms that live in the water column and sediments of the Laguna Rosa de Torrevieja and similar ecosystems, as well as highlighting the importance of microorganisms Extremophiles of these ecosystems in the natural environment.

The councils of Local Police, Volunteering and NGOs, Sports and Commerce of the Torrevieja City Council, in collaboration with the Association of Small and Medium Traders (APYMECO), report on the activities that will take place tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22, on the occasion of the celebration of the European Mobility Week.

The Laguna Rosa has been used for the extraction of salt and, more recently, a tourist use of the immediate surroundings has begun. However, uses such as hydrotherapeutic, cosmetic and biotechnological have not been explored to date Diversifying the Torrevieja economy was one of the conclusions of the Torrevieja Strategic Tourism Plan, which points out the opportunity to work on endogenous resources that provide Torrevieja with differentiating elements and constitute competitive advantages to attract entrepreneurial talent and generate qualified employment The Torrevieja City Council has commissioned the General Foundation of the University of Alcalá (FGUA) to carry out a technical-legal study on the viability of these new uses

All this has been possible thanks to the joint action of the Department of Animal Protection and the Department of Beaches, which have made an investment to be able to have the new attractions of this beach of around 6,000 euros. The special bathing area for pets, also open to all users who wish, has been equipped with a series of roasting platforms, umbrellas and specific signage, in addition to the aforementioned shower and the agility area. The councilors responsible for the two municipal areas that have intervened in this action, Concha Sala and Antonio Vidal, have visited the beach today, where they have received the samples of satisfaction from the many users who were enjoying the canine beach this morning. Friday. Both councilors have indicated that the services of this beach will continue to be increased and have highlighted "the atmosphere of cordiality that is breathed in this beach where people with their pets have priority." The different actions have been carried out with their own resources and by the operators of the Department of Beaches.

The Mixed Company Aguas del Arco Mediterráneo (AGAMED), has reported on the evolution of water consumption in the city of Torrevieja in the period between June and July 2021, compared to the consumption of 2020 and 2019.

The ordination of the public use of the Municipal Natural Area "Molino del Agua" carried out in recent years, and a series of additional measures adopted during this season by the Department of the Environment of the Torrevieja City Council (and which had the collaboration of the Service of Wildlife of the Conselleria de Transición Ecológica and the Provincial Coastal Service), have contributed to at least 4 couples installing their nests as of May, on a linear extension of 370 meters of the total beach / dune complex. During the first spawns a total of 9 chickens were born, while in the second spawns there have been 4 more chickens that have managed to get ahead. In short, 13 new plovers were born in the "Molino del Agua" Municipal Natural Area during 2021.

The Torrevieja University Venue opens tomorrow, Wednesday, July 14, at 9:00 am, the summer course "The Pink Lagoon of Torrevieja: potential applications of its microorganisms", which will end on Thursday, July 15.

In recent years loggerhead turtles have chosen the beaches of the Valencian Community up to 8 times to lay their eggs, one of them, in the summer of 2015, in Torrevieja. But the attempts have been many more. For example, only in the Maritime District of Torrevieja that ranges from the mouth of the Segura river to El Mojón (municipal terms of Guardamar del Segura, Torrevieja, Orihuela and Pilar de la Horadada), the attempts have been a total of 6, having reached to locate, in the summer of 2018, a newborn turtle. Two of these attempts occurred last year 2020 on the Orihuela coast, although neither of them were successful.