News
13 Feb 2013
3 min read
The coastline seriously threatened
After the extension of the oil port jetty, we are witnessing silting at the level of the central beach and desilting at the level of Monica beach.
The coastline of Mohammedia is increasingly fragile. The dangers that threaten it are multiple: some beaches are deprived of their protective dunes used for construction, erosion, accelerated urbanisation, industrial and domestic waste, climate change, etc. To this is added the extension of the port jetty which caused a deviation of water currents, resulting in silting of the central beach and desilting of the Sablettes, Monica, and Manesman beaches.A large part of the coastal shoreline is denatured by high tides. During the construction of the jetty, the impact of the infrastructure on sediment transport was neglected. The balance was broken, which contributed to a progressive degradation of the beaches and the developments surrounding the coastline.For an environmental specialist, the dangers lurking on the coastline urgently require concrete actions to preserve the reputation of the…
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