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The municipality of San Javier recently retired two artificial breakwaters on the beach there Ensenada del Esparto, La Manga del Mar Menor "which has allowed the beach to grow significantly due to sediment in the form of sand to the line coast, "said Councilman Environment, José Luis Espinosa.
Espinosa said that the piers removed in response to a request from the Coastal Authority of Murcia, which thanked "his involvement in the recovery of our beaches," prevented the natural movement of ocean currents and accumulated many residuals among its rocks .
The mayor of the Environment said that the residents of the area, owners in Puerto Escondido and Leader, sent a letter to the City in appreciation for this action "which has dramatically expanded the beach in about 10 meters wide from piers were removed, "according to noted as his writing.
He added that the experience has allowed us to realize that in some beaches of La Manga where there is no contribution due to the absence of sandy beach, as in Veneciola, it requires the removal of Posidonia arribazones timely as this way would lead to the growth of sand on the beach. "
Other measures in Ensenada del Esparto
The Ensenada del Esparto area was subjected to during the past summer a pilot in collaboration with the Trail Management company through which workers selected from the Job Development Agency's San Javier, made collection efforts arribazones manual dead Posidonia oceanica, and solid waste accumulated in Ensenada.
The mayor of the Environment, noted that "this experience found that alternative methods of waste collection dah the beaches are friendly and most importantly, not massively removed from the sand that is vital to the ecological functioning of the same.
The Posidonia and the ecosystem of the dunes in La Manga was the subject of another campaign during the same summer made with the environmental association ANSE.
It was an education campaign that swept the beaches of La Manga aimed primarily at children.
The aim of the campaign was to raise awareness of the importance of Posidonia oceanic ecosystem of the dunes that still remain in parts of La Manga, in addition to instilling basic knowledge about recycling and environmental care of beaches.
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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