The Rem Marina de Denia, Real Club Náutico Denia and Club Deportivo Boga clubs have come out together today... in this way, they wanted to show with the oars high that the world of the rowing respects the environment

This is the note made public by the Ministry of Ecological Transition, through its service of Costas de Alicante... a note that at least to NAUTICA DIGITAL, not only has not made absolutely anything clear to us and that has made it very clear, that sometimes the excesses of zeal of some, rather than regulating and helping the citizen and society at large, have the opposite effect...

In the 1960s the unforgettable Paco Martínez Soria starred in a film repeated until the satiety of "Cine de Barrio," in which he describes a Madrileño citizen who rides it because he was right in a heist to a banking entity... let's have "more common sense..." what happened, for many explanations to be given is totally INACCEPTABLE, as other exits of the "official" bureaucracy of this functional apparatus that grows day by day...

REGATE REGATE REFORM NOTE, DENIA TM.

In the light of the news published in the press about the suspension of the Regata de llaüt in Denia, the following considerations are made:

1. Legal framework:
The Directorate-General for the Sustainability of the Coast and the Sea, under the Ministry for the Ecological Transition, has protection powers over the marine environment. In the implementation of the Marine Environment Protection Act, Royal Decree 79 / 2019 of 22 February, regulating the compatibility report and establishing criteria for compatibility with marine strategies, for application to all activities at sea, has been adopted. Thus, the Royal Decree is subject to the authorization of any activity that it requires, either the execution of works or
installations in marine waters, their bed or subsoil, that is, any marking beacons of bathing areas and the entry and exit channels of floating devices, by installing buoys, recreational platforms or any other floating device provided they are anchored to the seabed.

It applies to all coastal waters without distinction, whether or not they are protected. This implies that activities in the marine environment involving beacons or any type of anchorage to the seabed, without distinction (such as day events or long-term seasonal facilities), prior to the authorization of the Coast Service for the occupation, must have a FAVORABLE report of compatibility with the Marine Strategy issued by the Department of Sustainable Coast and Sea of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition.

Acts of approval or authorisation of actions subject to a compatibility report which have not been the subject of a report shall not be valid. The compatibility report shall be issued within 30 working days. The failure to issue the compatibility report within the time-limit set in no case may be considered to be equivalent to a favourable compatibility report, without prejudice to any penalties which may, where appropriate, fall under Article 36 of Law 41 / 2010 of 29 December 2010 on the protection of the marine environment and the sectoral legislation to which it refers, or Article 55 of Law 21 / 2013 of 9 December 2013 on environmental assessment.

This is therefore a mandatory and binding report, prior to the granting of authorisation.

Ministry for Ecological Transition.

2. Actions being carried out by the Costas Service in Alicante since the entry into force of the Royal Decree:

It has been addressed to all the coastal municipalities of the province, making known to them the mandatory and binding need for the issuance of this report prior to the authorization of the Coast Service, for all activities, facilities and events that carry beacons, or any other floating device with anchorages on the seabed.

Direct contact is maintained with the city technicians, explaining or advising them on the content of this specific documentation. In fact, several municipalities with plans for the exploitation of beaches that have facilities at sea planned for Easter have already submitted them and have their report of favourable compatibility and with the corresponding authorization.

3. Concrete case: To address this case, there were several alternatives:

- To authorize the activity without prior report, in which case the rule was in contradiction.
Authorize activity without the installation of buoys, a solution to which the organizers opposed, as it could pose a danger to the safety of human lives.
- Deny.
In the absence of the necessary documentation, it did not give time to issue the report of compatibility with the Marine Strategy or therefore to issue a decision of authorisation. (Solution adopted).

4. Conclusion.
The implementation of this new standard does not mean that such activities can no longer be carried out at sea, but are subject to a new environmental precautionary measure of the seabed, which is the mandatory and binding favourable report of compatibility with the Marine Strategy.

The only reason why the resolution was not delivered was that there was no favourable report of compatibility with the Marine Strategy governing RD 79 / 2019 of 22 February. The city was fully aware of this. We understand that the organizers knew that too. They were therefore able to apply for the report in time for the timely authorization, which they did not do.