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 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 Marine biologists have released remarkable video footage of the first sighting of a great white shark in Spanish waters for three decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20180703/video-watch-the-first-footage-of-great-white-shark-spotted-in-spanish-waters Tue, 03 Jul 2018 14:29:47 +0200 video-watch-the-first-footage-of-great-white-shark-spotted-in-spanish-waters A great white shark was spotted in waters off Spain's Balearic Islands this week in what is the first such sighting by scientists in at least 30 years, a marine conservation group said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180701/great-white-spotted-off-spain-in-decades-first-marine-group Sun, 01 Jul 2018 04:52:30 +0200 great-white-spotted-off-spain-in-decades-first-marine-group Marine biologists have photographed a great white shark in Spanish waters for what is believed to be the first time in three decades. https://www.thelocal.es/20180629/jaws-great-white-shark-spotted-off-balearic-islands Fri, 29 Jun 2018 12:32:59 +0200 jaws-great-white-shark-spotted-off-balearic-islands Authorities in Fuengirola ordered swimmers out of the water on Sunday after a blue shark measuring around 3 meters (10ft) was spotted in the shallows off Torreblanca beach. https://www.thelocal.es/20180514/video-ten-foot-shark-sparks-panic-among-bathers-on-costa-del-sol-beach Mon, 14 May 2018 12:30:52 +0200 video-ten-foot-shark-sparks-panic-among-bathers-on-costa-del-sol-beach A shark that caused terror on beaches around Mallorca over the weekend has been caught and killed. https://www.thelocal.es/20170626/beaches-closed-in-mallorca-after-shark-spotted Mon, 26 Jun 2017 11:14:23 +0200 beaches-closed-in-mallorca-after-shark-spotted Scientists at the University of Malaga found the embryo of a shark with two heads and just one body. https://www.thelocal.es/20161026/two-headed-shark-found-growing-in-spanish-lab Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:25:54 +0200 two-headed-shark-found-growing-in-spanish-lab Swimmers were told to keep out of the water at a beach in the popular resort of Fuengirola after a shark measuring an estimated four meters in length was spotted in shallow waters. https://www.thelocal.es/20160829/costa-del-sol-beach-closed-over-shark-fears Mon, 29 Aug 2016 12:34:54 +0200 costa-del-sol-beach-closed-over-shark-fears The 40-year-old man who on Friday was bitten by a shark while swimming at his local beach has released photos of his wound. https://www.thelocal.es/20160801/pictured-costa-blanca-shark-attack-victim-reveals-wound Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:47:04 +0200 pictured-costa-blanca-shark-attack-victim-reveals-wound A man was bitten on the hand in a suspected shark attack at a beach on the Costa Blanca on Friday prompting authorities to ban swimming as a precaution. https://www.thelocal.es/20160729/beach-closed-after-shark-attack-in-southern-spain Fri, 29 Jul 2016 18:55:18 +0200 beach-closed-after-shark-attack-in-southern-spain The shark, discovered by a Spanish research team, has its very own flashlight built into its cells to find its way through the murky depths. https://www.thelocal.es/20160119/ninja-shark-discovered-by-spanish-researchers Tue, 19 Jan 2016 11:17:42 +0100 ninja-shark-discovered-by-spanish-researchers 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 Roast turkey is the traditional fare for many at Christmas but one unsuspecting tourist discovered that she was on the menu when she went for a dip off a beach in Gran Canaria. https://www.thelocal.es/20151228/tourist-bitten-by-shark-during-christmas-swim-off-gran-canaria Mon, 28 Dec 2015 12:31:28 +0100 tourist-bitten-by-shark-during-christmas-swim-off-gran-canaria A giant squid measuring 10 meters long and weighing in at a whooping 150 kgs has been caught off the coast of Asturias. https://www.thelocal.es/20151125/calamari-anyone-giant-squid-caught-by-fishermen-off-northern-spain Wed, 25 Nov 2015 13:06:01 +0100 calamari-anyone-giant-squid-caught-by-fishermen-off-northern-spain UPDATED: A young whale that appeared off the beach in Barcelona had to be put down by vets on Friday after becoming so weak because it had lost its mother. https://www.thelocal.es/20151112/whale-calf-spotted-off-barcelona-beach Thu, 12 Nov 2015 11:20:53 +0100 whale-calf-spotted-off-barcelona-beach The alarmist overreaction to this week’s fish bite incident in Benidorm has seen Spaniards take to social media to mock those afraid to go back in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20150821/benidorms-shark-attack-becomes-butt-of-a-million-internet-jokes Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:05:08 +0200 benidorms-shark-attack-becomes-butt-of-a-million-internet-jokes Benidorm council insists that it the incident was "definitely not a shark attack" and that bathers can be assured that it is safe to go back in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20150819/benidorm-calls-for-calm-after-boy-is-bitten-by-mystery-fish Wed, 19 Aug 2015 13:59:20 +0200 benidorm-calls-for-calm-after-boy-is-bitten-by-mystery-fish Poniente beach in the popular Spanish holiday resort of Benidorm was closed on Tuesday after a young boy got a rather nasty bit from an unidentified fish. https://www.thelocal.es/20150818/benidorm-beach-closed-after-fish-bites-boy Tue, 18 Aug 2015 17:28:41 +0200 benidorm-beach-closed-after-fish-bites-boy Police on the Costa Brava were forced to close four beaches on Thursday after sharks were spotted in shallow waters. https://www.thelocal.es/20150703/beach-closed-after-sharks-spotted Fri, 03 Jul 2015 15:00:15 +0200 beach-closed-after-sharks-spotted Holidaymakers panicky about a 'sighting' of a great white shark in shallow waters off the popular resort of Magaluf can be assured; It is safe to get back in the water. https://www.thelocal.es/20150506/tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf Wed, 06 May 2015 18:39:38 +0200 tuna-sparks-shark-panic-off-magaluf