Posted on August 20, 2021 by ELCOMUNISTA.NET in ECOLOGY, ENVIRONMENT, SPAIN // 0 Comments

The environmental situation in the Mar Menor, Europe’s biggest salt water lagoon, continues to be worrying. This Friday thousands of dead fish and crustaceans have been found again and the Cartagena City Council has closed nine beaches to facilitate cleaning.
Specifically, the red flag has been raised and access to the beaches of La Gola, Playa Paraíso, Playa Honda, Caravaning, Mar de Cristal, Islas Menores, Puerto Bello and Cala del Pino and Los Alemanes has been limited.

From the Consistory, residents are requested not to approach these areas to facilitate cleaning tasks and avoid any risk due to the passage of machinery.
This is the fifth consecutive day in which dead fish appear on beaches in the area, which has led to criticism from the opposition towards the regional government of Fernando López Miras, from the Popular Party, which has initiated an investigation into the causes, among complaints by the opposition and environmentalists of the deterioration of this natural area.
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