The GEN-GOB have dived into the waters of Cala Vedella this week to analyze the evolution of its Posidonia oceanica meadow, a marine plant of vital importance for the biodiversity and water quality of the islands, and which is protected.

From GEN they explain that the “fragile situation of this marine plant in the bay of Sant Josep is known” since in September 2022 they published a study funded by the IbizaPreservation foundation that confirmed the death of 55% of the meadow.

“This study was launched in 2019 with the collaboration of the Sant Josep City Council since 2022, and now also in 2023 we have been able to continue with the work thanks to the support of IbizaPreservation”, explains in a statement Xisco Sobradocoordinator of the marine area of GEN-GOB, who adds that “long-term monitoring of posidonia meadows is essential to determine their environmental status”.

In this sense, and also with funds provided by IbizaPreservation, will be carried out in the coming weeks the fifth consecutive study of the prairie of the bay of Talamancawhich in its beginnings also counted with the collaboration of the Ibiza Town Hall.

“Ensuring the survival of this species.”

“From IbizaPreservation we consider that the generation of updated data on the state of the Posidonia meadow and its monitoring is essential to be able to assess in a reasoned way what can be done to ensure the survival of this species in optimal conditions in our sea,” he says Inma Saranovadirector of IbizaPreservation, in the same note.

“To characterize the state of the meadows, three stations are sampled annually in the study area of Cala Vedella and five stations located in Talamanca, in order to assess its temporal evolution from indicators such as coverage and density,” they detail from the GEN.

Likewise, the environmental group reports that in order to evaluate the environmental situation of posidonia throughout the island, “the information collected from these monitoring stations in Cala Vedella and Talamanca and also in those of sa Conillera, Cala Llentrisca, Cala d’Hort, Porroig, and la Xanga will be analyzed. The latter, with the support of the Sant Josep City Council”, he indicates.