Country of Quimperlé. And long live swimming at sea!

This Sunday, July 8, 2018, by temperatures close to 30 °, the bathing attract again Southerners and tourists in the country of Quimperlé. The red-orange tide observed on Saturday is not dangerous. If some people feel itchy, just rinse.

This Sunday, July 8, swimming has made happy on the beaches of southern Finistere, Moelan-sur-Mer, Clohars-Carnoet or Trégunc. Especially since the bathing restrictions were lifted, either from Saturday night or this morning. That the water was at 24 ° to Kerfany and that of the air around 30.

The orange tide of Saturday was not dangerous. Swimmers are advised, through the panels near the first aid posts, of a risk of itching. To treat with a good rinsing, a good shower.

The surprise of Saturday

The sea on the shores of the south-Finistère, from the point of Trévignon to Clohars-Carnoët, while pbading by the beaches of Moëlan- sur-Mer, took a surprising orange-red color on Saturday.

By the end of the morning, on the beaches of Clohars-Carnoët then Kerfany, the red flag was put, to prohibit swimming. Alerted, the authorities have conducted the badyzes. As a precautionary measure and pending the final results of the badyzes, the mayors of Moëlan-sur-Mer and Clohars-Carnoët took bathing restriction orders on Saturday.

These orders were taken up to this Monday, always as a precaution. Bathing remained possible in places not affected by the curious coloration and around the blue pavilions.

No danger

The first results of badysis made it possible to establish that the pollution was of natural origin. This is a plankton bloom. It is a spectacular, rapid and visible proliferation of a micro-organism great lover of a micro-alga containing a red pepper.

The bloom is a natural phenomenon called efflorescence. This is not dangerous, it stings and better to rinse after swimming. Similar phenomena occurred a few days ago in Saint-Pierre Quiberon in Morbihan. The coasts of this department could also be affected soon. A few months ago, it was in Concarneau that the phenomenon was observed.