Tag: Posidonia
Yacht captain responsible for destroying Posidonia meadows sentenced
Justice has ruled. The Hungarian captain of a yacht was fined 20,000 euros this Friday in Marseille, as well as banned from sailing for one year in French territorial waters,…
For the first time, the city replants Posidonia seeds picked up on the beach
The zodiac of the maritime patrol of the city of Marseille sails straight towards the submerged artificial reefs of Prado Bay, a sanctuary zone between the Corniche and Frioul. On…
Why are dead posidonia washed up on beaches sent back to sea?
It is not for nothing that Posidonia are so pampered. Considered during their lifetime as the “green lung of the Mediterranean”, where they bring oxygen and serve as a “nursery”…
For posidonia, the regulations are starting to bear fruit
On the environmental front, good news is rare. Here is one. The pressure exerted by large yachts on the Posidonia meadows in the French Mediterranean continued to decrease this summer,…
A unique program in France makes it possible to replant Posidonia destroyed by ships
For three years, the program Repic, unique in France in its protocol, is spending its summer with its head underwater in Antibes and will soon be heading for Beaulieu-sur-Mer. This…
Posidonia herbs make sunscreen indigestion
Can we combine these two necessities of protecting our skin from the sun and not rotting the planet? Researchers from the University of Barcelona, Spain, have established in a recent…