On Saturday 19th of July, Aula del Mar took to the beaches of Mijas to raise awareness about the importance of caring for Posidonia and protecting our seabeds. The campaign, entitled 'Mares vivos' (Living Seas), was part of the annual 'Bosques Sumergidos' (Submerged Forests) programme, launched by the Aula del Mar Foundation, which runs several projects in Mijas to protect the seabed. One of these is the Creamar project, made up of volunteers "with whom we observe coastal and marine species and carry out activities such as these environmental education workshops, in which they themselves are responsible for informing beach users about how to respect and enjoy the coastline at the same time", said the president of the Aula del Mar Mediterráneo Foundation, Juan Antonio López.

 

Participants enjoyed very interesting interactive workshops to learn about the biodiversity of our coasts and help protect it. One of the workshops was led by a fisherman from La Cala, Blas Postigo, who knows the sea very well and whose hands are weathered by fishing nets. "The sea is very dangerous and you have to respect it. When it's rough, you don't go in", insisted this neighbour from La Cala.

The mayoress of Mijas, Ana Mata (PP), also attended this event on El Torreón beach, recalling that the Town Hall had signed a collaboration agreement with the Aula del Mar Foundation to promote the Marine Protection Network in the municipality. Regarding the volunteers participating in the Creamar project, the mayoress of Mijas also highlighted that "today they are going to collect some vests that will allow them to be identified when they are carrying out any activity on the Mijas coast, which is essential for working on the necessary conservation of our environment. They are on the lookout for any environmental problems that may be detected on the beach, such as the loss of sand, and this helps the Town Hall to tackle them and, between us all, carry out preventive work".

The Bosques Sumergidos programme is being implemented in two municipalities: Nerja and Mijas. Volunteering is an essential part of awareness-raising projects. "I signed up with my partner because I love all species, not just marine life but all animals, and I think the work that the Creamar group is doing is very important, which is why we signed up", said volunteer Denis Abascal.

The Marine Protection Network wants to continue adding volunteers to the Creamar project, and you can be one of them.

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