Protection Interventions - Regional Directorate for Maritime Policies

With the advent of global climate change, in addition to theories pointing to an intensification of the torrential winter storm regimes, it is clear that the sequence of extreme events that have hit the Azores in recent years are concrete evidence of these forecasts and require a set of actions to further protect the coastal areas of the islands of the Azores.

There is therefore an increased need to find and implement tools to prevent the decline of the marine riparian areas of the Azores as a result of the intensification of erosion and abrasion.

Coastal protection of the Azores archipelago is one of the most important issues that have been discussed and invested in recent years, and the following measures have so far taken place:

Peak

Prainha, wall reconstruction in the
Prainha Bay, construction of a protective wall in the
Calheta Lower Nesquim area, consolidation of the Church wall

ST George

Fajã de Santo Cristo, maritime containment wall
Fajã dos Cúberes, North Small Sea Wall, Penedias

Norte Small, Pontas
Fajã de São João, Rehabilitation of the Canto of the
Fajã Fajã de São João, coastal protection work

Administrative

Carapacho, coastal protection in the Carapacho bathing area

Third

Porto Martins, coastal protection
Porto Martins, Baia das Canas, coastal protection
Porto Judar,
Terreiro coastal protection, coastal protection

Sao Miguel

Rocha Quebrada Street, coastal protection