Coastal Erosion: Taxing Seasonal Activities by the Sea, This Trail that Could Ignite the Debate

These resources will come from revenues generated by the European CO2 emission quota market. The Prime Minister also announced on Monday the launch of a third plan to combat the proliferation of sargasse, these toxic brown algae that invade the coast of the West Indies.

At the end of the Interministerial Committee on the Sea (CIMer) on Monday in Saint-Nazaire, Prime Minister François Bayrou referred to the funds needed to adapt the coastline to the retreat of the coastal line. On this subject, Matignon envisages "if necessary" a contribution of seasonal seafront activities to finance the adaptation work. The debates will take place within the framework of the 2026 finance bill, but already make the elected memb…

To protect public access to the coasts and strengthen environmental protection, Senator Ada Álvarez Conde presented Senate Bill 628 that seeks to scientifically redefine the maritime land area in Puerto Rico. “This is a necessary tool to combat coastal erosion, improve the control of illegal constructions and protect public access to our coasts,” said the legislator. The bill amends the Piers and Ports Act of 1968 and the Law on the Natural and …

"Today as yesterday, our future (...) is being played off," said Prime Minister François Bayrou this Monday on the bridge of the oil tanker of the National Navy Jacques Stosskopf, after an interministerial committee of the sea (CIMer) in Saint-Nazaire in the Loire-Atlantique.

In Saint-Nazaire, François Bayrou announced a new plan against sargasses overseas and 90 million euros to decarbonize the maritime sector.

Saint-Nazaire, 26 May 2025 (AFP) – New plan against sargasses, 90 million euros to decarbonize the maritime sector: François Bayrou announced a series of measures on Monday to try to meet the multiple challenges facing the French seas and oceans. "Today as yesterday, our future (...) is being played out offshore", [...]