The Andalusian coast conquest 79 blue flags

The Andalusian coast conquest 79 blue flags (66 beaches and 13 ports) for the care of its water and sand, only four fewer than last year despite the damage caused by winter rains.
Andalusia this year 112.2 kilometers of beaches with blue flags, the world's highest award to a shoreline with good water quality, sand and services, awarded by the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC). In this way, the community becomes the largest expanse of beaches that have won awards, with 34.18% of the national total. The figure is similar to previous years but that, in this 2010 edition, is an achievement, since the damage caused by the storm on the Andalusian coast, only the state has had to invest 80 million euros in repair- jeopardized their status before the summer.



The Andalusia has been awarded this year with four blue flags less than in 2009, until the 79 -66 of beaches and ports-13, representing 13.7% of the total award granted in Spain this year. Of the 36 municipalities Andalusian presented its candidacy to obtain the certificate of quality of its beaches and ports, were eventually the winners by 29 ADEAC.

Furthermore, although the beaches have been 66 who have received this distinction, those were 115 submitted their applications (14 more than last year). Andalusia is also the region with more miles per beach on average, up to 1.7, well above the national average, which stands at 0.63 miles.

According to reports provided by the association, in the list enter nine beaches that did not appear last year: Downloader (Mojácar) and Playazo Maro (Nerja), Carvajal (Benalmádena), Zahara de los Atunes (Barbate), El Palmar (Vejer ), and The Whale-Chorrillo Rompido and Punta Candor (Rota). In contrast, this distinction lost Top 13: San José and Agua Amarga (Níjar), La Bajadilla (Roquetas), Balerma (El Ejido), Algarrobo Costa (Algarrobo), Ferrara (Torrox), Misericordia (Malaga), and Arroyo Malapesquera la Miel (Benalmádena), El Padrón (Estepona), South-Girl Los Lances (Tarifa), Camaron-La Laguna (Chipiona) and La Antilla (Lepe).
cadiz, in the lead. Cadiz province of Andalusia has been awarded more Blue Flag beaches (24), followed by Málaga (21), Almeria (12), Huelva (8) and Granada (1). The province of Huelva has concentrated five of the 13 marinas that have received this certification this year, while four have been awarded Malaga, Cadiz and Granada three one.

In the whole of Spain a total of 521 beaches and 84 marinas have achieved this year the blue flag, one of every six-Spanish beaches, among which are those of Galicia (132), Catalonia (104) and the Community Valencia (108). Overall, the International Blue Flag Jury awarded flags 3511 to 33 countries in Europe, Canada and Morocco, with Spain leading the ranking.
But all the praise to the Andalusian coast, because just yesterday, coinciding with the publication of this classification, Ecologists in Action unveiled its list of hot spots in the province of Cádiz, with 16 beaches where pollution, oil spills, water stool, no debugging-the lack of sand, little protectionist management plans prevent a bath worthy.
A total of 521 beaches and 84 marinas have obtained the Blue Flag this year, one in six-Spanish beaches, among which are those of Galicia (132), Catalonia (104) and the Comunidad Valenciana (108).

In a press conference, the Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) organization in the initiative, has released the list of blue flags, a quality certification ", which is an increase of 34 for 2009 (28 of beaches and six ports).

For the first time, this distinction has obtained an internal beach, that of Costa Dulce de Orellana la Vieja (Badajoz), has highlighted the association's president, José Sánchez Moro.

Overall, the International Blue Flag Jury awarded this year 3511 flags to 33 countries in Europe, Canada and Morocco, of which 605 belong to Spain, which places it in the first place ranking.

Although 2010 has increased the number of flags waving in Spanish territory, this improvement is not distributed evenly, since mostly due to the increase recorded in the Balearic Islands, with nine more than in 2009, has qualified President ADEAC.

During the summer of 2010, he added, one in six Spanish beaches wear this seal of approval, certifying adequate sanitation, health, safety, accessibility, information, rescue and first aid or assistance to persons with disabilities.

However, this does not mean a positive diagnosis of the entire Spanish coast, "of which only 16 percent of its Blue Flag beaches are under."

Regarding the award-winning beaches and marinas in absolute terms include the community of Galicia, with 122 beaches and ten ports, Cataluña (85 +19), Comunidad Valenciana (96 +12), Baleares (72 +22), Andalusia (66 + 13), Canary (34 +3) and Murcia (15 +2).

If you are counted only the approximate miles of blue flag beach, the classification is slightly different: Andalucia (119 km) Valencia (91.6), Catalonia (84.3), Galicia (35.7), Baleares (22, 7), Canarias (10.8) and Murcia (7.9).

On the other hand, the thematic distinctions have fallen on grants ADEAC Cangas (Pontevedra), Cartagena (Murcia) and Sagunto (Valencia), in the category of lifeguard, in Arona (Tenerife), Palma de Mallorca and Cala Bona (Mallorca), in the form of environmental education and information, and in Ferreries (Menorca) and Gandía (Valencia), removal of architectural barriers for disabled people.

In this issue we have submitted 800 applications, of which 250 were rejected for various reasons.

The Blue Flag jury is composed of representatives of the United Nations Programme on Environment, the World Tourism Organization and organizations dedicated to nature conservation.

In the press conference, Margarita Miguel Palau, the Directorate General of Foreign Health Environmental Health, explained that in 1643 Spain beaches have been recorded in 2010, where he conducted more than 40,000 samples to detect possible water pollution.

This year, the sampling points will be located in 393 municipalities of twelve regions.

According to Miguel Palau, sea water quality in the country is "very good", as evidenced by nearly 90 percent of the analysis.

87 percent of the beaches has a sampling point and the largest number concentrated in Galicia (with a 24 per cent of the total), followed by Valencia (18 percent).