Beach Frontage Cleaning & Hazard Removal, Les Salines
A private villa's beach frontage on Mauritius's west coast needed to be made safe and stable — health and safety hazards in the sediment, and vegetation actively undermining the beach's own stability.
The challenge
The frontage carried buried hazards in its surface sediment layer, alongside vegetation species that were working against, not for, the beach's long-term stability. Left as-is, both problems would have continued to worsen.
Our approach
We mechanically sieved the top 20 cm of sediment across the frontage to clear every health-and-safety hazard, burying coral and biological waste deep within the beach slope profile to preserve the overall beach level rather than removing material wholesale. Vegetation species with a negative impact on stability were removed, and coastal vegetation was planted in their place to reinforce the beach and strengthen its long-term erosion defence.
Outcome
The frontage was cleared of hazards without reducing the beach's sediment volume, and the replanted vegetation is now working for the beach's stability instead of against it. See the full service:Beach & Dune Restoration.
Project FAQs
Is this the same as a full beach restoration?
Not exactly — this project focused on hazard removal and vegetation stabilisation rather than sediment nourishment or dune reconstruction. It's one end of the same spectrum of work covered by our Beach & Dune Restoration service.
Why bury the removed material instead of hauling it away?
Burying coral and biological waste deep within the beach slope profile clears the surface hazard while preserving the overall beach level — removing it wholesale would have reduced the sediment volume the beach relies on.
Beach frontage needs attention?
We'll assess whether your site needs hazard removal, stabilisation, or a full restoration.
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