Overview
- Large amounts of Posidonia oceanica washed ashore at Es Comú on Tuesday and Wednesday, covering much of the sand, producing foul odors, and making access to the sea difficult for bathers.
- Tourists have complained to local media about the smell and the harder walk into the water, and reporters have documented visible piles of decaying seagrass on the shore.
- The affected strip lies inside the S'Albufera Nature Park and is governed by Balearic decree 25/2018 and the park management plan, which only permit removal when authorities confirm a concrete health or safety risk.
- Conservationists stress that Posidonia is a slow‑growing Mediterranean flowering plant that filters water, stores carbon, stabilizes sediments and provides habitat, which underpins the strict protection rules.
- Visitors seeking clear sand are being directed to less-protected beaches such as Es Trenc or Cala Varques, and the recurring seasonal strandings are likely to keep prompting tension between tourist expectations and habitat rules.