“The decline that the Mediterranean Sea is sad” me “

Manu San Félix is ​​right now one of the most staunch health defenders of the Mediterranean Sea, A marine biologist who has been diving camera 44 years To leave in the retina of millions of people the landscape and invisible biodiversity found under the waters.

At 60 years it continues to diving for hours and traveling through all corners of the planet, leaving a valuable testimony, After thousands of divesof its expeditions in the Arctic, in the Sea of ​​the Coral, the Pacific, the Caribbean … and, of course, in the Mediterranean Sea.

Have sitting on the okdiario set to A lover of Mare Nostrumand interviewing him for Okgreen is an experience, which could be extended for hours, to know what is happening in this ecosystem, the problems that lurk him and the solutions to be taken.

Vital referents

A long conversation that one does not want to end, because the lucidity that he conveys with his words and his arguments, with great humility, hook from the moment you know.

In the interview we talked about their referents, the people who aroused their profession and their passion for life, nature and brilliance in their way of communicating: exceptional and unique figures such as Félix Rodríguez de la Fuente, Jacques Cousteau or Jane Goodall.

Book 30

One of the main reasons for his presence in the study is to publicize his project Book 30a challenge to leave intact 30% of the Spanish coast, free of fishing and pollution. A vital mission that is promoting to mobilize and raise awareness among society.

The goal is to collect signatures and send an urgent touch of attention for politicss. They are the ones who have and must make decisions so that the Mediterranean does not deteriorate morerecover and continue to support local fishing and, incidentally, not to end the tourist attraction it represents.

Without a healthy Mediterranean sea, Not only will fish and the fruits of the sea that are located in the Mediterranean tourist destinations disappearthe beaches will be volatized, the CO₂ would not be absorbed, we would stop having oxygen, among many other things …

The importance of posidonia

And under this sea a fundamental living being extends, a key piece for balance and biodiversity: the Oceanic posidonia. San Félix explains, in a very didactic way, the role of this surprising, resilient marine plant, but suffers a lot the attacks of the human being.

Qualified by Manu San Félix himself as the marine organism with greater fierceness that exists on the planet, gifted, A species that beats records and that is essential for ecosystems and humans.

Before the cameras we also address How is your work and your passionwhat thinks of environmental activism, of the Ecologistsof the denial and of the effects of climate change.

Concern and sadness

All this with sincere answers, with a capacity for communication and dialogue that surprises in a person who has already seen for decades, with concern and sadness, How the health of the Mediterranean or corals in the seas are in real danger.

In the conversation The lack of institutional support arises to finance projects such as those defended by Manu San Félixwhich is compensated thanks to the support of companies very committed to the conservation of the environment They support and help them get out of expeditions and initiatives to disseminate and investigate.

Negative and positive experiences

To know What is the most negative and most positive who has lived lately on his trips, in his dives, in relation to the impact of climate change in the sea and his experiences in full nature, do not stop seeing this special interview.

We finish the interview in a different and very special way: We encourage you to invite and convince readers to become activists To save the Mediterranean through its Reserve 30 project.