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So far in 2024, Marbella Town Hall has allocated over €800,000 to clear 75 tonnes of aggressive seaweed from its shores.
During a visit to the cleanup efforts in Nueva Andalucía, Councilor Diego López highlighted the severe issue of this seaweed's spread along the coastline. He urged the national government to take action and support local authorities financially in gathering and processing this seaweed.
López detailed the extensive resources deployed for the cleanup, including four bulldozers, three trucks, two pickups, a tractor with a trailer, and two machines specially designed for beach cleaning. He emphasized the significant expenses incurred from transporting this seaweed to a processing facility in Casares, noting that since 2020, Marbella Town Hall has invested a total of €2 million to keep the beaches clear of this nuisance.
The invasive species 'Rugulopterix okamurae', recognized by the national government in late 2020 as a threat and listed in the Spanish Catalogue of Invasive Alien Species, has particularly impacted the beaches of San Pedro Alcántara, Puerto Banús, Fontanilla, and Cabopino, with seaweed heights surpassing one meter.