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Date Published: 12/06/2024
San Pedro fights against the loss of its most important beach
La Llana beach is gradually being washed away by the sea
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The Town Council of San Pedro del Pinatar is beginning to lose patience and has asked the Ministry of Ecological Transition of the Spanish Government to implement the LIFE project to prevent the regression and degradation of Playa de La Llana beach, also known as Playa de las Salinas.
They aim to create a dyke in front of the coastline to prevent the sea currents from continuing to eat away at the sandy part of the beach.
As the Town Hall stated, “La Llana beach is a unique space in our municipality and an extremely attractive enclave for San Pedro del Pinatar. It is the only unspoilt beach in the area, with fine sand and magnificent water quality, located in the heart of the Regional Park.
“Unfortunately, this beach is threatened by the change in the sea currents, a dynamic that alters the sedimentation in a north-south direction, due to the currents that begin at the harbour and drag the sand towards the south, preventing the sediments from settling in the northern area and causing an estimated loss of around one metre of sand per year.
“This has meant that this unique area has lost almost 100 metres of beach, and its survival is threatened if this process is not halted.”
The motion, which is supported by all political parties in the town, demands “rapid and urgent action, which is already being attempted through the Life Salinas project, which through sand retention and retaining walls is trying to put an end to the degradation”.
San Pedro Town Council has warned that, if the situation of the loss of this beach is not remedied soon, not only would it be a disaster for tourism but it would also affect the municipality’s salt industry, as they point out that this strip of beach has been so diminished that waves are almost splashing over into the pools used to dry out and collect salt.
“In the same way, this loss could negatively affect the Mar Menor, eliminating one of its borders with the Mediterranean Sea, which could be fatal for the fauna and flora that live there,” they point out.
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