Never Seen: an Extremely Unusual Marine Species Disembarks en Masse on the Spanish Coast

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The beaches of Sant Martí d’Empúries, in l’Escala, have dawned covered by a bright blue mantle that has left the area’s neighbours amazed. It is not a spill or plastic remains, but a massive arrival of Velella vella, marine organisms that are rarely seen in such quantities and that have turned the sand into an unprecedented visual spectacle this year. The mystery of the blue ‘floating islands’ popularly known in the area as ‘Sant Pere’ boats due…