{"id":2258,"date":"2020-01-05T17:25:37","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T16:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/mar\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T14:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T13:05:27","slug":"sea-in-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/sea-in-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea in Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>&#8220;Thalassa&#8221;: a link between the peoples of the sea &#8211; a mysterious and fertile marine ecosystem.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P4040005-e1579085561267.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Sea in Andalusia\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/P4040005-e1579085561267.jpg\" alt=\"Sea in Andalusia\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/the-strait-of-gibraltar-natural-park\/\">Strait of Gibraltar<\/a> separates the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. The Punta Carnero lighthouse is witness to the intense maritime traffic and a mythical viewpoint to observe the migration of large gliders, birds of prey and storks. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The sea covers more than 70% of the Earth&#8217;s surface, contains more than 96% of the water reserves and is the environment where life originated. Today, <strong>most animal groups are still exclusively marine<\/strong>. That is how important the seas and oceans are in our lives. However, it is an environment we know little about, seemingly far from cities and the needs of our civilization.     <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Andalusia, the marine ecosystem is represented by the <strong>Atlantic Ocean<\/strong> and the <strong>Mediterranean Sea<\/strong>. The westernmost part of the Mediterranean and close to the <strong>Strait of Gibraltar<\/strong> is the so-called <strong>Alboran Sea<\/strong>.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_3006-2.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale (Killer whale)\" class=\"wp-image-21763 lazyload\" title=\"Killer whale in the Strait\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"845\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_3006-2.jpg\" alt=\"Killer whale (Killer whale)\" class=\"wp-image-21763\" title=\"Killer whale in the Strait\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_3006-2.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_3006-2-380x229.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_3006-2-800x483.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The Killer whale is a marine mammal close to dolphins (toothed cetaceans = odontocetes) and is distributed worldwide. This species is sedentary in the Strait of Gibraltar. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main difference between seawater and most inland waters is obviously the chemical composition and the presence of <strong>mineral salts, mainly chloride and sodium ions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-58d222ce wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#17a9e873\"><strong>Fresh water (salinity &lt;0,5 g\/l)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background\">\n<li>Rainwater, 0.2 g\/l<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#1ad8ed\"><strong>Brackish water (0.5-30 g\/l)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background\">\n<li>Baltic Sea, 6 g\/l<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#2d1aed\"><strong>Seawater<\/strong> <strong>(30-50 g\/l)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background\">\n<li>North Atlantic, 30 g\/l<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sea water average, 35 g\/l<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mediterranean Sea, 38 g\/l<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Red sea, 40 g\/l<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"background-color:#ae19ed\"><strong>Hypersaline water \/ brine (&gt; 50 g\/l)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-custom-gris-f-6-background-color has-background\">\n<li>Laguna de Fuente de Piedra, 96 g\/l (maximum)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Saturation level, 270 g\/l (salt crystallization)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dead Sea, 330 g\/l<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_076-e1579085622802.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/img_076-e1579085622802.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Northern Gannets (Morus bassanus) are easy to spot in winter on the Andalusian coast.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The avifauna is the most easily observed biodiversity of the high seas (pelagic) at sea from a boat or on land from a cape. Seabirds are especially abundant in winter and during migrations being common Scopoli&#8217;s Shearwater<em>(Calonectris diomedea<\/em>), Balearic Shearwaters<em>(Puffinus mauretanicus<\/em>) and Northern Gannets<em>(Morus bassanus<\/em>) among others.   <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_0328-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dauphin bleu et blanc ou dauphin bleu (Stenella coeruleoalba)\" class=\"wp-image-21762 lazyload\" title=\"Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/MG_0328-2.jpg\" alt=\"Dauphin bleu et blanc ou dauphin bleu (Stenella coeruleoalba)\" class=\"wp-image-21762\" title=\"Striped dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba)\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The blue dolphin (Stenella coeruleoalba<\/em>) <em>is a common sea species in Andalusia that inhabits all seas and oceans.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marine mammals of the high seas are represented by baleen whales such as the Fin whale<em>(Balaenoptera physalus<\/em>) and by cetaceans with teeth, such as the oceanic dolphins common dolphin<em>(Delphinus delphis<\/em>), striped dolphin<em>(Stenella coeruleoalba<\/em>), bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus), short-finned pilot whale (Globicephala melas) and orcas (orcas), Common bottlenose dolphins<em>(Stenella coeruleoalba<\/em>), bottlenose dolphins<em>(Tursiops truncatus<\/em>), pilot whales (<em>Globicephala melas<\/em>) and killer whales (Killer<em>whales<\/em>) on the one hand, and sperm whales<em>(Physeter catodon<\/em>) on the other hand.  <\/p>\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>And suddenly, a blood stain appears in the sea &#8230; and a whole Family of Killer whales: females that have just finished hunting a tuna, a juvenile that comes to caress the hull of the boat, and from a distance, the large fin of a cautious male.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the fish are large predators: bluefin tuna<em>(Thunnus thynnus<\/em>) and swordfish<em>(Xiphias gladius<\/em>). Small pelagic fish such as sardines<g id=\"gid_2\">(Sardina <\/g>spec.) of the large family of clupeids, anchovies<g id=\"gid_3\">(Engraulis encrasicolus<\/g>), mackerel<g id=\"gid_4\">(Scomber scombrus<\/g>) and the curious flying fish<g id=\"gid_5\">(Cheilopogon heterurus<\/g>) are their prey. Also noteworthy is the sunfish (Mola mola), of considerable size, and not uncommon to see.  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can close this short list of marine fauna with<strong>jellyfish<\/strong>, which are becoming more and more frequent, and among them two very peculiar species because they are floating and drifting. These are the dangerous <strong>Portuguese caravel<\/strong><em>(Physalia<\/em> <em>physalis<\/em>) and the harmless <strong>purple sea sail<\/strong><em>(Velella<\/em> <em>velella<\/em>).   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cThalassa\u201d: a link between the peoples of the sea &#8211; a mysterious and fertile marine ecosystem. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":26601,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_joinchat":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[594],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ecosystems-in-andalusia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2258"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2258\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26601"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2258"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2258"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2258"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}