Exhibition: The Posidonia, marine woods of Poseidon

The exhibition "The Posidonia, marine woods of Poseidon" was presented on Tuesday, October 17, at the "Sa Nostra" cultural centre. This is an exhibit that synthesizes the importance of the posidonia fields in the marine ecosystem, the impacts that threaten it and the perspectives for its conservation.

The exhibition, that can be visited until November 4, 2000, has been carried out by the environment consultants Pandion SL, commissioned by the General Direction for Agriculture and Fisheries of the Balearic Government, with the collaboration of Obra Social de Sa Nostra.

According to the organisers, "the ocean investigation has demonstrated in the latest years, that the posidonia has an enormous importance for the health of the marine environment, but that this ecosystem is threatened by the intensive use of the coast. The waste that contaminates the water, the building of quays, and ports that change the maritime currents and alter the dynamics of the coast, the massive extraction of sand from the seabed, the repeated anchoring of numerous boats over the same area, the dredge fishing, the introduction of exotic species such as the Caulerpa taxifolia... are some of the causes of destruction of the posidonia.

More information about exhibitions on Mallorca: Exhibition diary

Date of publication: 17/10/2000

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