When a boat, yacht or even a RIB drops anchor onto a coral bed or posidonia meadows, it causes damage, which is why that have been installing 25 mooring points between Nerja and Castell de Ferro within protected seabed areas.

So far, they have installed 17 of the 25 planned, including eight off El Paraje Natural Acantilados de Maro-Cerro Gordo, three off Nerja, five off Almuñécar, five off Punta de la Mona, and four off Calahonda-Castell de Ferro.

The anchoring points differ depending on where they are located; on a sandy seabed, they use 5.5-tonne, reinforcced, concrete blocks, while on rocky seabeds they use chemical anchors.

Chemical Anchors needs some explanation: “resin fills the gap between the metal fastener and the base material, hardening to form a powerful chemical bond. Unlike mechanical expansion anchors, they do not push outward against the hole, reducing the risk of cracking nearby concrete or edges. The mortar or epoxy coats the entire embedment area, creating a waterproof and airtight seal.”

As for how much and who is paying, the project has a budget of  66,550 euros funded by Spain’s Ministry for the Ecological Transition in collaboration with the Junta de Andalucia.

(News: Nerja, Almunecar, Castell de Ferro, Axarquia, Costa Tropical, Costa del Sol, Granada/Malaga, Andalucia)

Keywords: Chemical Anchors, Posidonia Meadows, Protected Seabeds, Budget

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