Overview

• About 50 volunteers cleaned Barcelona’s Nova Icària beach and nearshore waters, removing an estimated 168 kilos of waste dominated by plastic items, with a supermarket cart among the finds.
• The cleanup closed a two-day program at Port Olímpic organized by Barcelona Serveis Municipals and the Fundación Climent Guitart, with support from Bluewave Alliance, Eurofilmes Foundation, CMV, Barcelona Diving Club and CEME.
• Roughly 60 experts from science, business and civic groups examined coastal conditions and the Mediterranean’s ‘triple threat’ of warming, biodiversity loss and pollution.
• BSM officials warned that plastics can persist from 10 to 450 years, urging a shift toward lower-impact materials and greater reuse to prevent marine litter.
• Speakers highlighted local restoration in 2024 at Port Olímpic—artificial reefs and gabion immersion—credited with helping recover about 120 aquatic species, and the day finished with the Dissabte Blau public festival.