Ecologistas en Acción The strong stench of decomposing algae and rotting fish has stopped both locals and tourists from entering the waters of Mar Menor (Credit: Ecologistas en Acción ...

The saltwater lagoon, Mar Menor, used to be one of the top tourist ... “Visually, it’s quite awful but it also creates a stench and wildlife is dying off and disappearing.

Mar Menor, Europe’s biggest saltwater lagoon ... and the once fresh and salty scent has been replaced by a foul stench of decay. House prices in the area have fallen, tourist revenue dropped ...

and the stench of decomposing algae, which has turned the lagoon’s waters darker and murkier, is a further sign of the ecological crisis. Local restaurants no longer serve Mar Menor seafood and ...

The sparkling saltwaters of the Mar Menor are spitting out millions of ... been able to swim here for three years with this horrible stench," a woman on the beach told Spain's RTVE public television.

A new study has found that the tourist area in Mar Menor is losing income every night due to pollution. Holidays around Mar Menor decrease by one euro (83p) per night for every cubic millimetre of ...

"The worst-ever wildlife death toll in the Mar Menor is not yet over," the World ... able to swim here for three years with this horrible stench," a woman on the beach told Spain's RTVE public ...

Tucked away on Spain’s sun-drenched Costa Cálida, the Mar Menor is a saltwater lagoon unlike anywhere else in the country.

“The worst-ever wildlife death toll in the Mar Menor is not yet over,” the World ... to swim here for three years with this horrible stench,” a woman on the beach told Spain’s RTVE public ...

Mar Menor used to be a Spanish treasure until pesticide runoff and sewage turned it into a green soup. Can local activists help restore it? When Eladio Sánchez Egea returned home one evening in ...

The sparkling saltwaters of the Mar Menor are spitting out millions of ... been able to swim here for three years with this horrible stench," a woman on the beach told Spain's RTVE public television.