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Blue Flag

Sustainability | 24/01/2025

The Blue Flag Campaign: 

This marina has been awarded with the Blue Flag. The Blue Flag is awarded to marinas that make a special effort with regard to the environmental management of the port and the surrounding natural area and that it provides users with information on environmental issues.
In order to obtain the Blue Flag, the marina must meet a series of requirements related to accessibility, education and environmental information, environmental management and security services, as well as cleaning and water quality.

Some details about Blue Flag: 

The Blue Flag is an award granted by the Foundation fro Enviromental Education (FEE), a non-governmental and environmental organization, represented by national organizations in 40 countries in 5 continents. ADEAC is the representative branch for FEE in Spain.The Blue Flag is an award for environmental quality which is granted to beaches and marines.
The Blue Flag covers four main areas: 1) information and education 2) Environmental management 3) Safety and services 4) Water quality.
The Blue Flag is an award that is granted for one season and it is only valid while the beach is still eligible. When this is not the case, the blue flag should be lowered by port authorities
Each national organization of the FEE Blue Flag inspects the Blue Flag sites, at least annually, during the season.

You can also help the campaign actively contributing to environmental protection:

  • Follow the instructions of the code of conduct in the marina and its surroundings.
  • Use environmentally friendly products for paints, detergents, etc..
  • Report pollution or other violations of environmental authorities.
  • Save water, electricity and fuel.
  • Encourage other boaters to take care of the environment.

These are the names and addresses of local national Blue Flag managers. You can help the campaign by contacting any of them stating your opinion on the degree of compliance of the marina with regard to the Blue Flag criteria. This will help ensure that the quality standards required for the Blue Flag are maintained.

ADEAC- FEE
C/ General Lacy 3 Portal 1 1ºB
28045 Madrid Spain
Tel: +34 914 353 147
Fax: +34 914 350 597
Mail: banderaazul@adeac.es
Web: www.adeac.es
www.banderaazul.org
Blue Flag operator: Virginia Yuste Abad.

PORT DE ROSES
Avinguda de Rhode,s/n
17480 Roses
Tel: 972 15 44 12
Fax : 972 15 38 68
Mail : Info@portroses.com
Web: www.portroses.com
Person in charge: Juan Sáenz de Santa María

Environmental code of conduct for boat users

I will contribute to a responsible environmental management of the port and its surroundings
  1. Saving water.
  2. Saving electricity.
  3. Saving oil derivative fuels.
  4. Placing non-special waste (paper, cardboard, cans, glass and waste) in the corresponding containers.
  5. Placing special waste in the PUNT BLAU Blue Point.
  6. Using grey water suction pumps.
  7. Using bilge water suction pumps.
  8. Keeping, the sea, the beach and the marina clean: without throwing any plastic or any other type of rubbish into the sea or onto the beach.
  9. Not pouring or letting out harmful or toxic liquids from the bilges or sewage tanks.
  10. Using environmentally friendly products.
  11. Complying with the maritime law, behaving responsibly, without causing damage to marine ecosystems and to other people’s rights, as well as respecting the sea and spreading the code of conduct at sea.
  12. Finding out about the location and characteristics of sensitive areas of scientific importance as well as the location of nature reserves and protected ecosystems in order to avoid accidental damage.
  13. Not anchoring in sensitive areas to prevent degradation of the seabed and Posidonia meadows, or where anchoring could interfere with the fishermen’s activities or facilities. Respecting the rules relating to diving and spear fishing.
  14. Not acquiring or using objects made from protected species (coral, shells, etc.,) or from underwater archaeological sites, whose origin or legality is not proven.