Adriatic Sea In Croatia Of High Quality

After a 12-year study of monitoring the Adriatic Sea, the results are more than satisfying and meet high criteria.

Croatian Ministry of Environmental Protection, Physical Planning and Construction has published a `Report on the quality of the sea at Croatian Adriatic beaches in 2008` on its website and a Brochure on the quality of the sea in 2008, according to which the Adriatic Sea in Croatia is of high quality.

The study was conducted on 890 points, out of which 1.24 percent were marked as moderately polluted sea, while none were assessed as highly polluted sea, which means the sea suitable for swimming in Croatia is of high quality and meets the rigid criteria of the Provision on quality standards of the sea at sea beaches.

Programme began 12 years ago

This programme began nearly 12 years ago and so far, it has been retouched, adjusted and altered. The study was financed from the budget of coastal counties. The sea water examinations were conducted by authorised laboratories, the Ministry`s website claims.

The Croatian coast is nearly 6,000 kilometres long, while sandy and pebble beaches represent 5.4 percent of the Croatian Adriatic coast.