Posidonia is still losing ground, despite growing awareness of the importance of its conservation, private and public actions in its defense, and specific regulations that have been in place for the past seven years. The data confirm that the rate of its destruction has slowed considerably, but, unfortunately, they also show that "we still cannot speak of surface area recovery in absolute terms," laments Núria Marbà, research professor at Imedea (CSIC-UIB) and a specialist in this plant that is essential to the ecosystem.

The Regional Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and the Natural Environment, through the Directorate General of Fisheries, will negotiate with the sector on the proposed expansion of the Freus Marine Reserve during its processing, with the goal of achieving "the broadest possible consensus." This was stated by the Regional Ministry in a press release on Wednesday, in which it emphasized that recreational fishing can be practiced normally in marine reserves, as has been the case in Freus for the past 25 years.

The Spanish Institute of Oceanography (IEO-CSIC) has deployed a total of four landersOceanographic centers in the Balearic Islands will allow scientists to verify aspects such as temperature, salinity, and the direction and speed of currents. This work was carried out in June by staff from the IEO's Balearic Oceanographic Center in collaboration with personnel from the oceanographic centers of Cádiz, Gijón, and Murcia, according to Europa Press. This is one of the activities planned within the framework of the Ebamar-PortoC project, which will involve the installation of the islands' new climate station.

The Government, at the suggestion of the sector and the Formentera Council, will expand the Freus Marine Reserve by 5,600 hectares and join it with the Punta de la Cruz reserve. With this expansion, the reserve's total area would increase from 15,500 hectares to 21,190.

The Mallorcan designer Marc Masmiquel has died at the age of 53 as a result of cancer. A collaborator of the Spanish Association for Environmental Impact Assessment and a consultant for UNESCO on oceanographic issues, he had been championing alternative economy models for years with projects, such as the green, social and common good.