Overview

• At the 775th annual redolins draw, the Community of Pescadores del Palmar allocated 60 fixed fishing spots and, for the first time, included three non-descendant participants
• Fishermen issued an SOS declaration warning of a critical ecosystem, demanding a funded hydraulic recovery plan with targeted dredging, increased freshwater inflows, wastewater elimination and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status
• The Generalitat Valenciana launched a €20 million plan de choque to remove sediment and debris, restore flood defenses and infrastructure, and establish quarterly high-precision ecosystem monitoring in partnership with universities
• President José Caballer emphasized that selective dredging would improve photosynthesis, vegetation growth and the return of native species like shrimp and crayfish
• Governance reforms have renewed half of the cofradía’s board, raising women’s representation above 30 percent and broadening community leadership in the wetland’s recovery efforts