The shallow waters around Menorca are home to many important species that have disappeared in the greater part of the Mediterranean. The increase in the number of moorings and anchorages is a severe threat. GOB is calling on the Balearic Ports Authority to conduct scientific studies to assess areas that have special protection. Continue reading Save Addaia and Fornells. Video
GOB convenes a general meeting of its members
On Wednesday 3 September, GOB Menorca is convening a general meeting of its members and on the agenda is the approval of accounts audited for 2019. On the following day, 3 September, an interisland meeting is convened, electronically, for the ratification of the results from the various islands. Continue reading GOB convenes a general meeting of its members
We cannot free marine turtles
If we find a marine turtle tangled up, we must not free it. We need to let 112 know. The turtles need to be disentangled by a vet to avoid complications, which can be very serious. Even if we see that it is in a distressing position, we must not do anything with it, because that could make it worse. It is very gratifying to know that many people have been concerned about the turtles they have found in a bad state and tried to help them by releasing them but it is not the correct way of going about it. These turtles may not survive because of later complications if they have not been checked by a specialist. What has to be done is to contact 112 and follow their instructions. Continue reading We cannot free marine turtles
Marine turtles: Why this management?
The laying of the eggs by a marine turtle on a Menorcan beach has been one of the events of this summer. Both the management of the spawning and of the young that now, happily, are hatching, have produced many questions from the public. We will try to answer them.
Nearly 90% fewer disciplinary proceedings on fishing in 2019
Monitors for fishing produced fewer than 90% disciplinary proceedings in 2019 although fishing was normal before COVID19. GOB will ask to have meetings to find out the reasons for this spectacular decrease. The sum of the Guardia Civil, the two fishing inspectors and the three monitors of the Marine Reserve of the north of Menorca, produced only five open disciplinary proceedings. The number is surprising because in 2018 there were 40 and in 2017 there were 52. Continue reading Nearly 90% fewer disciplinary proceedings on fishing in 2019
The Aquatic Park and devious negotiations
The case of the aquatic park at Biniancolla has just had a new episode written in which the Supreme Court refuses to review the sentence that declared it illegal. The facility was created in the middle of strong opposition because it seemed to have made a deal where one company was favoured discriminating against others. Continue reading The Aquatic Park and devious negotiations
Summer or on the environment: let us air problems, think up solutions
Have we improved the quality of life? What are we not keen to give up? Do we have enough sense of community to deal with common projects? What new products can we create? Do we have the same relationship with the island as previous generations? What about tourism…how do we like it? Are we more worried than before about the environment and, if so, why? Continue reading Summer or on the environment: let us air problems, think up solutions
Solar Parks and Biodiversity shelters
Solar parks planned for rural areas of Menorca should always comply with criteria for reverting to the original environment and have the ability to act as safe places for wild animals. The steps taken so far by GOB with different promoters have given positive results on all these points. Continue reading Solar Parks and Biodiversity shelters
Arguments concerning the expansion of the Port of Ciutadella
The project to enlarge the dock in Ciutadella has been put before the public for scrutiny. GOB is opposed. It has argued that if the facilities of Menorcan ports were used efficiently this could avoid new encroachments into environmentally protected areas. Continue reading Arguments concerning the expansion of the Port of Ciutadella
Proposals for a Law concerning 21st Century Hotels
The Balearic Government recently approved a Decree-Law that incorporates some measures that appear to be policy errors. GOB has presented a completely new series of contributions as part of the process of public involvement, in order to improve the texts of the bill that are now being debated in Parliament. Continue reading Proposals for a Law concerning 21st Century Hotels