Nine beaches in Mallorca and Ibiza will have ecological buoys to protect the Posidonia seagrass.

PalmThe Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge has designed nine eco-friendly mooring projects in Mallorca and Ibiza with the aim of protecting the Posidonia seagrass meadows along the Balearic coast. This was done through a royal decree, approved this Friday by the Council of Ministers and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) last week, which establishes the foundations for Posidonia protection through a common legal framework to promote its conservation and restoration. According to the Government Delegation in the Balearic Islands, this measure represents a new impetus for the implementation of low-impact mooring systems, considered one of the most effective measures for reconciling recreational use of the coastline with the conservation of ecosystems. The Balearic Government has thus developed nine eco-friendly mooring projects in different areas of the Balearic coast to reduce the impact on Posidonia. These are mooring systems specifically designed to prevent the drag caused by boat anchors on the seabed, which sometimes uproots Posidonia seagrass meadows. They will be located in areas with the highest concentration of recreational boats and where, therefore, greater pressure on the meadows has been identified. Of the nine projects, two are located in Mallorca (Portocolom and Portals Vells) and the remaining seven in Ibiza (Benirràs, Cala Bassa, Cala Salada, Cala Vedella, El Xarco, Portinatx, and Talamanca). The Ministry has already made the nine projects available to the Balearic Government so that it can carry out the works for the subsequent commissioning, maintenance, and management of the facilities. Posidonia seagrass meadows constitute one of the most valuable ecosystems in the Mediterranean due to their role in conserving biodiversity, improving water quality, and protecting the coastline from erosion. Furthermore, it is a habitat considered a priority by the European Union.