Portal de San Pedro del Pinatar
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The regional park of the Salinas and Arenales of San Pedro del Pinatar houses relevant populations of birds in the European and world context.
The two most important are the pagone piconegra and the common charrancito, which have 214 and 335 pairs respectively, according to data from 2016. While the populations of these birds decrease in the rest of the world, in the salinas they increase as an environment Where they find food in abundance (generally invertebrates), besides a refuge of quality and safe of the human presence.
The salt flats of San Pedro del Pinatar are a model of sustainable development and conservation of biodiversity that lasts for a long time since the Carthaginians began to exploit them.
This year the salt harvest has lasted until mid-November.
Some 95,000 net tons have been obtained, which surpasses the average of the last 25 years, that is in the 80,000 tons.
The climatic conditions during the spring and, in particular, the rains during the extraction period, condition that the harvest of salt is greater or less.
The salt is processed in the ships located inside the salinas, from where it is distributed to all Spain.
The company Salinera Española SL offers direct employment to 59 workers and as many indirect jobs.
To obtain the salt, water is pumped from the Mar Menor and deposited in different saline pools, where gradually the concentration of sodium chloride (the main component of the salt) is increasing.
Meanwhile, other components that are dissolved in the sea water are deposited in the bottom of the puddles along the 450 hectares that occupy the salt flats.
The different salt concentrations of these pools allow the development of a high biodiversity.
Invertebrates find food in the phytoplankton and zooplankton that swims in saline waters, and these organisms are nourished by halophilic bacteria (lovers of salt).
Lake areas, salt marshes and dune systems make up the regional park, which has an area of ​​856 hectares.
Throughout the year there are abundant bird colonies, such as flamingos, white jars, herons and cigüeñuelas, among others.
Among the species that live in the regional park are 6 species of nesting waterbirds that have in the salinas more than 99 percent of the regional population and present relevant populations of more than 1 percent nationally.
Of these, 4 species reproduce in salinas with relevant populations in the European context and 4 on a global scale.
Source: CARM
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