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Restrictions due to the drought situation. 23/11/2022

The Standing Committee on Drought of the Catalan Water Agency has declared a state of alert for hydrological drought in the Darnius-Boadella reservoir, to which the municipality of Roses is attached. It implies the application of different restrictions, which will not affect drinking water but will affect different agricultural, livestock, industrial, recreational and domestic uses.

Drought alert measures: 25% reduction in water consumption for agricultural irrigation. 10% reduction for livestock uses 5% reduction for industrial uses 30% reduction for recreational uses involving irrigation and 5% reduction for other recreational uses.   The domestic uses package imposes certain limitations, although they do not affect basic everyday aspects such as water consumption …

The cleaning of the seabed of the Port Esportiu collects 370kg of waste. 23/10/2022

Last Sunday, 16th October, the Bay of Roses Club organised the 19th Seabed Clean-up, an annual event held in collaboration with the Roses Marina and the City Council's Department of the Environment, which on this occasion removed a total of 370 kg of waste from the seabed of the Roses harbour.

The specific area where Sunday's action took place was the area of the Marina's breakwater, a space occupied by the traffic boats, and allowed the removal of a large quantity of plastic bottles, cans, carpets, boat fenders... and even an iPhone. Port de Roses collaborated with this initiative with the contribution of professional divers from its staff to remove these materials from the seabed, as …

About 500 kg of waste was collected in Roses in the global Clean4Change initiative. 25/09/2022

The thirty or so participants were joined by a further twenty in the global Clean4Change waste collection initiative.
Around fifty people took part in the waste collection that took place in the Riera de la Quana, Riera Ginjolers and Riera de la Trencada in Roses.

The thirty or so participants were joined by a further twenty in the global Clean4Change waste collection initiative. Around fifty people took part in the waste collection that took place in the Riera de la Quana, Riera Ginjolers and Riera de la Tencada in Roses. At 9 o'clock sharp, around thirty people gathered at the SARFA bus station to take part in the global Clean4Change 2022 campaign, consis…

The Boat Show will have a new space dedicated to sustainability and innovation. 24.09.2022

In its 60th edition, it will feature, among other initiatives, a space dedicated to exhibiting boats with electric or hybrid engines and the latest innovations designed to mitigate the impact of nautical activity on seas and oceans.

The blue economy is a proposal that promotes the role of seas and oceans as an economic source and the efficient management of marine resources, regenerating ecosystems and incorporating innovations that make sustainable growth possible. With the aim of boosting its development, international institutions and entities have launched various initiatives, such as, for example, the European Commission…

Roses is taking part in the worldwide CLEAN4CHANGE initiative with a waste collection on 18 September. 10.09.2022

CLEAN4CHANGE 2022, a waste collection event open to all those who wish to participate in this worldwide event, will be held in Roses on 18 September. The activity is organised by TOMRA, a multinational company in the recycling sector based in Roses, with the collaboration of Roses ZeroPlàstics, Cabirols, Club Atletisme de Roses and Port de Roses.

The Cleanchange initiative brings together volunteers from all over the world to collect rubbish from leisure areas, the mountains and the sea, and take a step towards a cleaner and more sustainable planet. Anyone interested in taking part must register in advance using the QR code on the activity poster (attached). On Sunday 18, the day will start at 9 am and the meeting point is the SARFA statio…

SUBMON will check the state of the posidonia in the coves of Roses. 07.09.2022

- The intervention will be carried out with the collaboration of the City Council of Roses, the Port of Roses and the Natural Park of Cabo de Creus.

- It is part of SUBMON's Underwater Forests project, which has the support of Bonpreu and Esclat and Worldcoo through the Solidarity Rounding campaign.

SUBMON will begin this week the revision of the anchoring buoys fields of the coves of Roses which are inside the Natural Park of Cabo de Creus to identify the concrete blocks which are integrated in the posidonia meadows and to evaluate the extraction. Posidonia (Posidonia oceanica) is a plant that forms underwater forests and acts as such. It is the largest underwater habitat in terms of the bio…

The "PELICAN UN" starts the floating waste cleaning service on the coastline.

The service is carried out on all the beaches and urban coves of the municipality, i.e. Almadrava, Canyelles, Bonifaci, Palangrers, La Punta, La Nova, El Rastrell, Salatar and Santa Margarita, as well as on all the stretches of slope that run between them.

On Wednesday 15th June, the PELICAN UN began the floating waste cleaning service on the town's coastline during the summer season, in accordance with the management contract signed with Roses Town Council. The service is carried out on all the beaches and urban coves of the municipality, i.e. Almadrava, Canyelles, Bonifaci, Palangrers, La Punta, La Nova, El Rastrell, Salatar and Santa Margarita, a…

Pupils from the Centre Obert take a catamaran trip along the Roses coastline to get to know the marine environament.

The children of the Roses Open Center visited the Port of Roses on May 31, where they took part in a catamaran trip to get to know the Roses coastline. A total of 15 students, accompanied by family members, teachers and social workers from the center, were able to enjoy the experience and get to know Cap de Creus from the sea and its marine environment, through the explanations of the president of…

Changes in the buoy fields of Almadrava and Cala Montjoi following the indications of Capitanía Marítima.

This year, on Almadrava beach the number of buoys available is reduced by 14 due to the delay of the anchoring area marked by Capitanía Marítima de Palamós, while the buoys in the anchoring area of Cala Montjoi have been redistributed.

During the month of May we installed the buoys in the coves of Roses for the summer season this year. This year they can be found in the following coves: Canyelles, Almadrava, Montjoi, Calitjàs, Pelosa, Bonifaci and Jòncols. This year, on Almadrava beach the number of buoys available is reduced by 14 due to the delay of the anchoring area marked by Capitanía Marítima de Palamós, while the buo…

The Roses Marina will once again be awarded the Blue Flag in 2022.

This year, 2022, the Roses Marina has once again been awarded the Blue Flag distinction, which it has held since 2006.

This year, 2022, the Roses Marina has once again been awarded the Blue Flag distinction, which it has held since 2006. The Blue Flag is an award granted by the European Foundation for Environmental Education, in collaboration with the Association for Environmental and Consumer Education (Adeac), which manages the campaign in Spain, to reward the beaches and marinas with the highest environmental q…