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Javea Marina and reserve information
Jávea´s first jetty and pier were built in 1871. Many products were handled here, but especially raisins for export. This trade, which grew in importance, caused the establishment of official services; a Customs office, hygiene control and a marina. The crisis in the raisin trade at the end of the 19th century had a negative impact on the port and reduced its activity to solely fishing. The tourist boom of the sixties, however, brought with it the development of the Marina. Nowadays, fishing port has a fleet of 20 crafts of which 7 are devoted to haulage fishing, 6 to smaller fishing activities, 5 to sardine and anchovy fishing and 2 to boulter fishing. In the evening, one can watch the fish auction that takes place at the docks warehouse.
The modern Marina has two different areas:
Approximately 120 moorings, corresponding to the public offer of the port with ground and launching service, rubbish disposal and also many possibilities for water sports. The Nautical Club, built in 1.963 is situated in the centre of the port, opposite the garbour entrance, and has 352 moorings, depth 2-8, water, electricity, workshop, crane, sailing school and buoys. It is situated 38º 48 ' 00 N - 00º 11 ' 02 E. The Sant Antoni Marine Reserve is situated on the coast, between the towns of Xàbia and Denia, in the Alicante North sector and having the gulf of Valencia as its southern limit. The reserve marks the transition from the low, sandy coastline which is predominant in the gulf of Valencia to the high, rocky cliffs typical of the north coast of Alicante. Here, the cliffs rise over 150 mettres high and form the outer limits of the Montgó Natural Park.
The Marine Reserve is situated N-NE and is therefore exposed to winds and storms from both north and east, and undercurrents coming from other storms in distant areas such as the gulf of Leon. Consequently, the level of hydrodynamism is quite high.
These factors have led to a varied marine topography with different substrata types, encouraging the presence of many communities of flora and fauna, some of which are under Council of Europe protection:
Community of Esciofilas sea weed on the shore line.
- Community of Calcareous Rodofitos..
- Coral.
- Communities of fissures and dark caves.
- Meadowlands of Posidonia.
Associated with this variety of communities is a great diversity of species, many of which can be found in the list of protected species established by the Carry le Rouet Congress of 1989:
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Eunicella verrucosa (Gorgonia).
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Scyllarides latus (Norway lobster).
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Epinephelus guaza (Mere).
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Sciaena umbra.
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Oceanic Posidonia (Fanerogama)
The variety of species and the high degree of conservation of the plant communities bound to these rocky coasts make the Sant Antoni Marine Reserve a place of great environmental, scientific and ecological interest, as well as an enjoyable recreational landscape with educational, social, and cultural possibilities.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The maintenance and conservation of this Reserve require caution and awareness from all visitors:
- It is forbidden to circulate in the area with motor boats.
- Always moor at the buoys placed for this purpose.
- Recreational fishing is totally forbidden in any form throughout the whole Reserve, as is the gathering of any type of organism.
- It is forbidden to throw rubbish into the sea or onto the coast.
- Diving permission must be requested.
Remember that the conservation and enjoyment of the Reserve depends on your compliance with these norms.