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This event, carried out by Ociomar together with the Torrevieja City Council, began at 10:00 am with the so-called Marinera Route in the fishing port. The attendees were able to learn about the seafaring origin of the city, the first fishing dock (Mínguez dock), the different fishing gear and the boats where the fishermen work, bringing fresh fish from the sea every day. After the tour of the fishing dock, they were able to visit the fish market, where the guides Adrian, Kate and Brad explained to all those present how the auction works, as well as other peculiarities of it.

The team of researchers from the University of Alicante, led by Professor Rosa María Martínez Espinosa, is studying the use of halophilic microorganisms to clean contaminated water and brines before they are returned to the sea. Microorganisms consume these contaminants as food and make them disappear. At the same time, they create a biomass that can be used to make bioplastics. A raw material that can replace polluting plastics.

On December 1, the face-to-face sale of 3.0 bonds will open at the Office of Commerce and Occupation of Public Roads. On Friday, December 3 from 4:00 p.m., the online sale will open. The sum of the three editions amounts to a total investment by the Torrevieja City Council of 1,500,000 euros, which represents an economic impact of 3,000,000 euros

Of the 36 trades that the SICTED covers, there are 15 represented in Torrevieja, led in the number of distinguished by restaurants, bars and cafeterias, shops and hotels, also participating municipal agencies such as beaches, citizen security, natural park and tourism

The new website of the Torrevieja City Council has already come into operation, which this morning has been presented by the Councilor for Innovation and Modernization of the Local Administration, Ricardo Recuero. A modern, dynamic, minimalist, multi-language website with a very clean design, which uses the corporate colors blue and pink as the main reference for its design, as well as the new logo that has already been implemented in each and every one of the departments. from the Torrevieja Town Hall. In short, the website, which can now be consulted in Spanish and Valencian, will also be available in English and Russian.

Three Belgian journalists representing several important media in the Flemish market, Tom Marees, from the SeriorenNet medium focused on an audience over 60, Dominique Trachet, from Primo, specialized in lifestyle and Birgit Defoort, general director of a tourism consultancy have participated in a guided tour with bird watching in the Natural Park of the Lagunas de Torrevieja and La Mata, carried out by the company Oxytours and in the company of the representative of PROVIA, Diego Bascuñanma. Your journey through the south of the Costa Blanca will continue through the neighboring city of Orihuela.

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.

This familiarization trip (fam trip) has been organized by the Provincial Tourist Board of the Costa Blanca, in collaboration with the Torrevieja City Council and the Spanish Tourism Office in Copenhagen

During its stay in these European cities, Pascual Flores has received about 12,000 visitors, who have come on board to learn about its history and the fabulous maritime heritage of Torrevieja that this ship represents, as an itinerant "ambassador" for tourism and cultural promotion. of the city and a symbol of the classic Mediterranean sailing ships In the month of October it will arrive again at the port of Torrevieja but before that it will participate in the Escala a Castelló Maritime Festival

The Councilor for Innovation and Modernization, Ricardo Recuero, has offered a press conference this morning on the occasion of the first anniversary of the implementation of Electronic Administration in the Torrevieja City Council.

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, has welcomed the work of Ars Creatio in the culture of the city, saying that “Ars Creatio is essential for the cultural survival of our city”.

Included in the MEDNIGHT project for the dissemination of Mediterranean science around the European Night of Researchers, the Torrevieja City Council, the MUDIC and the Ars Creatio Cultural Association open the Museum of Natural History to the public with free guided tours.

The Councilor for Education of the Torrevieja City Council, Ricardo Recuero, the director of the Interactive Didactic Museum of Sciences of the Vega Baja (MUDIC) María del Carmen Perea, and María Luisa Molina on behalf of the Ars Creatio Cultural Association, have presented the activities and MEDNIGHT programming, a joint action with Science as a common flag and in which Universities, outreach centers and research centers from Greece, Cyprus, the Valencian Community and the Region of Murcia participate.

The Councilor for Tourism of the Torrevieja City Council, Rosario Martínez Chazarra, communicates that today, Thursday, September 9, the deadline for submitting applications for financial aid for SMEs, self-employed and professionals who carry out their economic activity in the municipality has been open of Torrevieja, whatever their legal nature, that belong to any of the following productive sectors of the tourist field: leisure and hospitality, regulated accommodation, travel agencies and receptive offer, guides and active tourism companies.

Among the foreign tourists who have visited the tourist office, the French (29.3%) and Belgians (19%) stand out, representing almost 50% of the visitors of international origin. Among the queries about local information, the Salinas stand out, representing 57.1%, followed by Submarine S-61 Delfín with 12.6%, the island of Tabarca with 11.7%, and the offer of nautical sports 4.9% Hotel occupancy during the month of July exceeded 74 % and, in August, 81%, with the average for this summer period being 78%, practically the same as in the summer of 2019

The mayor of Torrevieja, Eduardo Dolón, has issued a municipal statement in which he informs that on Saturday, August 21, the 8th stage of the Cycling Tour of Spain will take place, whose itinerary runs through the main streets and avenues of the Torrevieja municipal term. For all these reasons, the roads and streets indicated in this Side will be cut off between 12:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. and between 1:30 p.m. and 2:15 p.m., traffic and circulation being totally prohibited. parking on these streets and avenues in this period of time. The withdrawal of vehicles from the route will be carried out from 04:00 hours on August 21 and, given the importance that this sporting event has for Torrevieja, the maximum collaboration of all citizens is requested.