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The organisations promoting the Platform in Defence of Cala en Busquets wish to express our gratitude for the support received in recent weeks, both from individuals and from other organisations that have encouraged us to raise our voices publicly against the dry marina project.
Continue reading Gratitude and recognition for Cala en Busquets
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These weeks, the shearwaters are returning to Menorca —a bird closely linked to the sea. Of the two species we have, the smaller one breeds only on these islands. They behave like some Menorcans who, at the end of June, stop going to the beach and return well into October.
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Several civic organisations have analysed the dry marina project promoted by Ports de les Illes Balears at Cala en Busquets and have agreed to work together to try to stop the initiative.
The planned intervention in this cove of Ciutadella’s port aims to install a dry marina with capacity for 120 boats, as well as to build a large concrete esplanade and a vertical wall. This would have a major landscape impact and would further increase the nautical pressure on the port.
Continue reading Manifesto for the defence of Cala en Busquets
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In the Addaia area, bordering the Natural Park and the Natura 2000 zones, an expansion of the existing marina was planned long ago. The project practically foresaw doubling the installations area (see attached image).
The environmental impact assessment received a favourable report in 2015, ten years ago. The GOB has been submitting allegations and appeals at every stage of the process during this period.
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The general interest of the population towards the sea is growing considerably year after year. Therefore, the activities carried out there have multiplied. Thus, the anthropic pressure and threats affecting the habitats of the seabed have also increased, with a significant impact on the coastline.
Specifically, in the port of Maó, the phenomenon of commercial boating has skyrocketed, with constant expansions of facilities that end up being occupied at speculative prices. It is a growing market, but one that corresponds to a seasonal operation, which ends up displacing local boats of a more social kind, transforms spaces with natural values within the port, and which, for years now, has exceeded the island’s nautical carrying capacity.
Continue reading The regenerative aquaculture as a marine resilience strategy
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Climate change and the need to preserve the coastline compel us to find resilient and sustainable alternatives. The Regenerative Aquaculture Seminar returns in 2025 to continue raising these questions and how to address them in a place such as Menorca.
What is regenerative aquaculture? Are there precedents of this activity in Menorca? Is it possible to make marine activity compatible with a sustainable model? The second edition of the Aquaculture Seminar will address these and other questions, with the participation of experts and professionals in the sector to share knowledge, experiences, and proposals that may help define the future of coastal management that is more respectful of marine ecosystems and society.
Continue reading October 11 – II Regenerative Aquaculture Seminar
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On August 16, near the beach of Binibèquer, an adult sea turtle appeared dead with a large cut on its shell. Some people towed the body to shore.
The protocol was activated by calling 112 and the animal was collected for an autopsy. The turtle’s body clearly showed a prominent fracture in the posterior part of the shell, an injury very likely caused by a collision with a boat propeller. At sea, there are few things that can cause a break of this size in the back of a sea turtle, and due to the large dimension of the break and the clean, linear cut it showed, the staff of the Recovery Center ruled out that it was due to a shark attack.
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The Balearic Government has spoken out regarding the new measure promoted by the Ministry of Transport that would allow private individuals to rent boats. President Prohens has announced the publication of a Decree this very week, and GOB shares the reasons given: “…this measure compromises the environmental sustainability and maritime safety of our waters.”
Since the Government is using this argument, which is entirely logical and applicable to the current situation, we ask Mrs. Prohens to pay attention to the different existing projects in Menorca that foresee continuing to increase the number of boats along the island’s coastline.
Continue reading Reflections to Prohens on Nautical Overcrowding
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These days, the Port Authority has announced investments of around 50 million euros in the port of Maó between now and 2030. GOB, in a direct meeting with port officials, has raised some concerns with the body responsible for managing the port.
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The uncontrolled increase of recreational boats and motorised devices along the coast in recent decades has led to a sharp rise in impacts on coastal marine ecosystems and on their most vulnerable users (swimmers, snorkelers, divers…). A group of organisations have joined forces to submit requests for regulation and protection.
Continue reading Manifesto for a Habitable, Safe and Protected Coastline
