Some 20 tonnes of dead fish have washed up on the shores of Mar Menor, one of Europe's largest saltwater lagoons in Spain, sparking protests against deteriorating environmental conditions while local prosecutors opened an investigation
Once a magnet for tourism and a sanctuary for marine life, the Mar Menor in Murcia, on Spain's southeastern Mediterranean coast, has seen fish stocks plummet in recent years, with similar mass die-offs occurring in 2016 and 2019."They are still washing up today. We calculate that some 20 tonnes have died to date," said Jose Luis Garcia, director of the World Wildlife Fund's marine programmes in Spain.
"People call it the green soup," explained Ramon Pagan of the Pact for the Mar Menor pressure group. "It's caused by an excess of fertilisers in the water...particularly from intensive agriculture." Scores of protesters wearing 'SOS Mar Menor' t-shirts gathered on the shore and chanted "We want solutions."
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