The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Teenager dies snorkelling after venomous fish encounter off Costa Brava beach A 16-year-old was killed while snorkelling off Platja d’Aro in Catalonia after an encounter with a venomous weever fish. https://www.thelocal.es/20200820/teenager-dies-snorkelling-after-venemous-fish-encounter-off-costa-brava-beach Thu, 20 Aug 2020 16:18:14 +0200 teenager-dies-snorkelling-after-venemous-fish-encounter-off-costa-brava-beach Dead fish wash up in river in Spain after waste plant fire A river in Spain was littered with dead fish on Thursday, a day after a huge blaze engulfed a nearby industrial waste disposal plant near Barcelona, local officials said. https://www.thelocal.es/20191213/spain-river-littered-with-dead-fish-after-waste-plant-fire Fri, 13 Dec 2019 10:24:53 +0100 spain-river-littered-with-dead-fish-after-waste-plant-fire Holidaymaker left bleeding and with severed tendon after fish bite on Costa Blanca beach A holidaymaker has released photos of a horrible injury she received when she was bitten while swimming off a beach in Elche, Alicante. https://www.thelocal.es/20190809/holidaymaker-left-bleeding-and-with-severed-tendon-after-fish-bite-on-costa-blanca-beach Fri, 09 Aug 2019 15:12:22 +0200 holidaymaker-left-bleeding-and-with-severed-tendon-after-fish-bite-on-costa-blanca-beach Experts warn of jellyfish boom across Spain's beaches Holidaymakers have been warned to watch out for jellyfish this summer, as the numbers of the stinging sea creatures are on the rise along the country’s Mediterranean coast. https://www.thelocal.es/20160606/summer-jellyfish-plague-med-spain Mon, 06 Jun 2016 16:51:15 +0200 summer-jellyfish-plague-med-spain Kitesurfer speared through ankle by fish off Costa Blanca A man kitesurfing off the Costa Blanca was treated in hospital after being speared through his ankle by a fish. https://www.thelocal.es/20160525/kitesurfer-speared-through-ankle-by-fish-off-costa-blanca-spain Wed, 25 May 2016 13:16:17 +0200 kitesurfer-speared-through-ankle-by-fish-off-costa-blanca-spain How to be a mermaid: Spanish swim school makes a splash A horrible accident inspired one Spanish woman to follow her lifelong dream... to become a mermaid and help others follow in her wake. https://www.thelocal.es/20160108/mermaid-school-making-splash-in-spain Fri, 08 Jan 2016 14:08:25 +0100 mermaid-school-making-splash-in-spain Beware: Why you might regret ordering the fish Ordering the catch of the day can deliver a rather nasty side effect, as two diners on holiday in Spain recently discovered...when the bill came. And it can serve as a lesson to us all. https://www.thelocal.es/20150813/this-is-why-not-to-order-fish-of-the-day Thu, 13 Aug 2015 16:45:49 +0200 this-is-why-not-to-order-fish-of-the-day Top chefs tout anchovies in bid to save the oceans Top world chefs launched a campaign Tuesday to protect over-exploited fish species by promoting alternatives such as the humble anchovy, sardine and herring in their restaurants. https://www.thelocal.es/20150318/chefs-tout-anchovies-to-save-the-oceans Wed, 18 Mar 2015 09:49:54 +0100 chefs-tout-anchovies-to-save-the-oceans Pollution feminizing Spain's male fish Chemical pollutants found in rivers in Spain's Basque Country are acting like oestrogens on the local male fish stock and allowing them to form eggs in their testicles, a new report shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/pollution-in-spains-rivers-feminizing-male-fish-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 15:21:00 +0200 pollution-in-spains-rivers-feminizing-male-fish-2 Marathon tuna fish makes record sea voyage A tuna fish first tagged by fishermen in northern Spain in 2006 has turned up off the coast of Venezuela seven years later after a record journey of 6,370km (3,958 miles). https://www.thelocal.es/20131108/marathon-tuna-fish-makes-record-sea-voyage Fri, 08 Nov 2013 12:30:22 +0100 marathon-tuna-fish-makes-record-sea-voyage