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The poor water of lagoons perimeter of the Natural Park of the Salinas de Santa Pola has killed thousands of fish in recent days. The intense heat and increased evaporation, together with the lack of rain has triggered wetlands lose oxygen necessary for fish life growing up in the area.
The dead specimens representing over 30,000 kilos of fish, mostly mullet, and other also typical of wetlands as sea bass, eel and carp species. This property only Agrícola Pantanet, responsible for economic use about three million square meters included in the Natural Park, which is far economic loss of 200,000 euros. The land that encompasses the Santa Fe Swamp, as well as the place is called, about 90% belongs to the municipality of Santa Pola, while the rest of the wetland is in Elche.
Since the company Pantanet say that while they can not replace the water found in the minimum flows, “fish kills will occur” and can double the economic losses of the company. ” They add, “could be affected tourist operations carried out in the area.” In this sense Moses Serrano, responsible for the direction of the Santa Fe Swamp, highlights the tourist and environmental work of the company in addition to raising and selling of different fish, the presence at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) and different packages of guided tours that take place in the area of the wetland as part of the Parque de Las Salinas.
The investment is made on the farm is fully funded by the company itself Agricultural Pantanet. Therefore, given the tourism cooperation made by the company with the Natural Park, claiming “funding and economic aid to conselleria” because although they have the cooperation of the City of Santa Pola, this has not translated into monetary grant.
Trade off
In this regard, point compensation formulas as established by the Government to Lift Irrigation Community (left bank), owner of Hondo Natural Park.
To mitigate the effects of the intense heat and lack of rain, according to Moises Serrano, ‘an economic investment that continue the exploitation of tourist and entrepreneurially wetlands is necessary. ” From Pantanet, emphasize that high temperatures and low rainfall, have done nothing to uncover the problem of financing needed in the area to stop and solve the death of the fish that occurs every day in rearing ponds.
While relying on a response from the administration, the staff of the company continues to draw every day hundreds of dead fish. This situation looks set to worsen without rain or water inputs to the views.
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