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Malaga marine education centre facing closure if it cannot urgently raise half a million euros

Malaga marine education centre facing closure if it cannot urgently raise half a million euros

The Aula del Mar centre in Malaga Port is in a critical financial situation after a year with barely any activity due to the pandemic

IGNACIO LILLO

Friday, 26 March 2021, 18:58

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The Aula del Mar urgently needs a cash injection of 500,000 euros, or it will have to close down. The marine education centre in Malaga Port is in a critical financial situation after a year with barely any activity due to the pandemic.

The management is asking different institutions in Malaga to provide the funds between them. For example, if Malaga council, the provincial government and the Junta de Andalucía were to do so, it would cost them a little over 150,000 euros each.

In addition to the sum needed to keep going, the Aula del Mar also has a debt with the Junta de Andalucía because it has not been able to pay the 4,000 euros a month rent for the premises in El Palmeral de las Sorpresas.

The management say they don't just want money to tide them over for a year, but an agreement and a commitment from the authorities to collaborate in the long-term, to provide stability and enable them to dedicate themselves to the task of research and environmental education.

Despite the financial problems, they are hopeful that a solution can be found as their cause seems to have support from the public. Their petition to Save the Aula del Mar has been signed by nearly 200 institutions and companies and over 3,000 people in just a few days.

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