{"id":3895,"date":"2026-08-11T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nautilusdragados.com\/nautilus-and-the-western-costa-del-sol-association-are-studying-innovative-solutions-to-algae-and-beach-erosion\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T10:52:04","slug":"nautilus-and-the-western-costa-del-sol-association-are-studying-innovative-solutions-to-algae-and-beach-erosion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nautilusdragados.com\/en\/nautilus-and-the-western-costa-del-sol-association-are-studying-innovative-solutions-to-algae-and-beach-erosion\/","title":{"rendered":"Nautilus and the Western Costa del Sol Association are studying innovative solutions to algae and beach erosion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; 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and <strong>Francisco Abel Carrasco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Representing Nautilus Dragados Mar\u00edtimos were <strong>Fran Manen<\/strong>, CEO of the company, and <strong>Toni Fern\u00e1ndez<\/strong>, Director of Logistics and Institutional Relations at Nautilus.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4>A new approach to the algae problem<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>One of the main issues discussed during the meeting was the problem posed by <strong>the arrival and accumulation of algae<\/strong> at different points along the coast of the Costa del Sol.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.7&#8243; 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