{"id":98587,"date":"2026-04-01T14:52:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/?post_type=news&#038;p=98587"},"modified":"2026-04-01T14:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:54:13","slug":"marina-biodiversity-escala","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/en\/news\/marina-biodiversity-escala\/","title":{"rendered":"Biodiversity in the Marina is Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Biodiversity in the marina of Club N\u00e0utic L\u2019Escala continues to grow, as confirmed by the latest monitoring report from February 2026. Since 2022, the Club has been working with Ocean Ecostructures to install <strong>Life\u2011Boosting Units (LBUs)<\/strong> beneath the pontoons\u2014small ecological structures that create micro\u2011habitats where algae, invertebrates and fish can settle, grow and feed.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<p>Unlike conventional artificial marina surfaces, LBUs promote much richer and more diverse recolonisation, making it possible to study how the ecosystem evolves within an active port environment.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n                            <div class=\"accordion-block\">\n                    <div id=\"accordion\" class=\"accordion\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                                    <h3>\n                                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-01\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><i class=\"ico-opener\">&nbsp;<\/i>2026 Monitoring Results<\/a>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                <\/div><!-- end card-header -->\n                                <div id=\"collapse-01\" class=\"collapse\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n\n                                        \n                                            \n                                                \n                                                    <p>According to the February report, the LBUs show:<\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf\"><strong>37 species identified<\/strong>, compared to 23 on control surfaces \u2192 <strong>+61% biodiversity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf\"><strong>32 kg of biomass<\/strong>, compared to 21 kg on control surfaces \u2192 <strong>+57%<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf\"><strong>14 kg of CO\u2082 captured<\/strong>, compared to 9 kg on control surfaces \u2192 <strong>+57% capture capacity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"___ccc16d0 fje8fi8 f1ng9h0j f1bwykku f18jd3zf\"><strong>0 invasive species detected<\/strong>, both on LBUs and control surfaces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">These results confirm that LBUs are creating a much more favourable environment for marine life and are helping to improve the marina\u2019s ecological quality.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                \n                                            \n                                        \n                                    <\/div><!-- end card-body -->\n                                <\/div><!-- end collapse -->\n                            <\/div><!-- end card -->\n                                                                        <\/div><!-- end accordion -->\n                <\/div><!-- end accordion-block -->\n            \n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98593\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb2-1.jpg 601w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb2-1-300x122.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb2-1-350x143.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb2-1-100x41.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/figure>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n                            <div class=\"accordion-block\">\n                    <div id=\"accordion\" class=\"accordion\">\n                                                                            <div class=\"card\">\n                                <div class=\"card-header\">\n                                    <h3>\n                                        <a href=\"#\" class=\"collapsed\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#collapse-01\" aria-expanded=\"true\"><i class=\"ico-opener\">&nbsp;<\/i>A More Vibrant and Balanced Ecosystem<\/a>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                <\/div><!-- end card-header -->\n                                <div id=\"collapse-01\" class=\"collapse\">\n                                                                    <div class=\"card-body\">\n\n                                        \n                                            \n                                                \n                                                    <p>The organisms observed include a higher proportion of <strong>phototrophs (algae)<\/strong>, which generate biomass and create habitat, as well as <strong>suspension feeders<\/strong>, which filter the water and stabilise the substrate. This functional combination indicates that the marina is developing an ecological structure increasingly similar to that of a well\u2011established natural environment.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"paragraph-in-scc-markdown-text ___1ngh792 ftgm304 f1iaxwol\">Fish have also been observed using the LBUs as shelter, with sizes ranging from 12 to 14 cm, suggesting that these structures function effectively as micro\u2011habitats.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                                \n                                            \n                                        \n                                    <\/div><!-- end card-body -->\n                                <\/div><!-- end collapse -->\n                            <\/div><!-- end card -->\n                                                                        <\/div><!-- end accordion -->\n                <\/div><!-- end accordion-block -->\n            \n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98594\"\/><\/figure>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Discover the Life Growing Beneath the Marina<\/h3>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<p>The image highlights the <strong>Life\u2011Boosting Units (LBUs)<\/strong> installed beneath several pontoons. According to the February 2026 monitoring report, these areas concentrate a significant share of the marina\u2019s biodiversity growth, with <strong>61% more species<\/strong>, <strong>57% higher biomass<\/strong> and <strong>no invasive species detected<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<p>These structures foster the establishment of algae, invertebrates and small fish, contributing to a more vibrant, resilient and balanced ecosystem. Understanding their location helps explain how marine life is distributed within the marina and how an environment combining nautical activity and environmental function continues to evolve.<\/p>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"521\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-98590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb.jpg 521w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb-292x300.jpg 292w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb-350x360.jpg 350w, https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/lb-100x103.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/figure>\n<section class=\"article-section\"><div class=\"container\">\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find out more about the Club\u2019s commitment to quality and environmental management in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/en\/marina-in-the-costa-brava\/a-responsible-marina\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/nauticescala.com\/en\/marina-in-the-costa-brava\/a-responsible-marina\/\">Responsible Marina section<\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marine biodiversity is growing beneath the marina thanks to innovative ecological structures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":98635,"parent":0,"template":"","news-categories":[954,965],"news-tags":[],"class_list":["post-98587","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","news-categories-environment","news-categories-social-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.7 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Biodiversity in the Marina is Growing &#8211; 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