Nador lagoon was classified as a “hotspot” of Mediterranean
pollution by the Action Plan for the Mediterranean. Human
pressure has augmented rapidly and has often been poorly
planned, marked by an increase in artificializ and agricultural
areas to the detriment of natural areas. The anthropogenic
activities developed in both its terrestrial and marine parts affect
the state of the lagoon environment, as has been detected and
demonstrated through the analysis of a large number of
physicochemical and biological parameters of marine coastal
waters, sediments and biota (Ruiz et al., 2006).