Scientists in Cambrils are undertaking an experimental project to protect Posidonia oceanica, a protected marine plant. They are cultivating its seeds in aquariums, according to local reports. This initiative focuses on the plant's fruit, known as the 'sea olive'.
The sea olive is a small, valuable fruit of the Posidonia oceanica, a plant unique to the Mediterranean Sea. It forms extensive meadows on the seabed of the Costa Daurada. When the fruit opens, it releases a surprising olive oil aroma.
Between April and June, the sea olive detaches from the plant and floats adrift. It gradually cracks open, releasing its seed. The seed then falls to the seabed and takes root, helping to sustain the vital underwater meadows.
