Full list of Spain's 48 'black flag' beaches - including in Ibiza and Canary Islands

The summer is nearly here and for thousands of us that will mean heading to Spain for some summer sun. There has been some tension of late in Ibiza and the Canary Islands over overtourism, but holidays are on.

However, a new report has shed light on some environmental concerns at Spanish beaches. They have been issued with "black flags".

A total of 48 beaches in the popular tourist destination have been slapped with a 'black flag' by environmental campaigners. The damning labels were issued by Spanish activist group Ecologistas en Accion (Ecologists in Action) in a report that reveals the shocking state of some beaches, blighted by everything from litter and chemical spills to human waste.

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Ibiza's Talamanca Beach is among those named and shamed, where careless anchoring by boats has inflicted 'severe damage' on marine life. The beach has also suffered from toxic chemicals being pumped into the sea by a nearby desalination plant.

El Amerador Beach near Alicante is another casualty, ruined by faecal pollution from a dilapidated and neglected pumping station. The report also points out two recent incidents in Costa Brava where human waste ended up in the sea, in March and April of this year.

Meanwhile, beaches in the Canary Islands have become so overwhelmed by litter-dropping tourists that locals have started to protest. In April, demonstrations took place in Tenerife, with banners proclaiming 'te Canaries tiene un limite' or 'the Canary Islands have a limit. '.

But it's not just tourists who are at fault, according to Ecologists in Action; they also point the finger at sewage companies for causing significant damage. The report on the Canary Islands paints a grim picture, stating: "Dreadful news for the entirety of the archipelago, as all eight Canary Islands suffer the same problem. Outlets located underwater are releasing harmful waste every single day of the year.

"Disturbingly, over 90 per cent of wastewater from urban, industrial and agricultural centres is emptied almost untreated directly into the sea."

Spain's 48 'black flag' beaches

1. La Farella, Girona, Catalonia
2. Various beaches on the Costa Brava, Girona, Catalonia
3. Comarca del Maresme, Barcelona, Catalonia
4. Sant Adrià del Besò, Barcelona, Catalonia
5. Camino de Ronda, Tarragona, Catalonia
6. Playa de la Pineda, Costa Dorada, Tarragona, Catalonia
7. Playa de L’Estany-Capicorb, Castellon, Valencia region
8. Playa de Burriana, Castellon, Valencia region
9. Beaches at the Parque Natural de l’Albufera, Valencia, Valencia region
10. Puerto de Valencia, Valencia, Valencia region
11. Barranco y playa del Amerador, Alacant, Valencia region
12. Playas de Cap l’horta, Albufera, Postiguet and San Gabriel, Alacant, Valencia region
13. Mar Menor, Murcia region
14. Portman Bay and Sierra Minera, Murcia region
15. Playa Quitapellejos-Palomares, Almeria, Andalucia
16. Playa de ‘El Lancón’ en Carboneras, Almeria, Andalucia
17. Playa de Castell de Ferro, Granada, Andalucia
18. Playa Granada y Poniente, Granada, Andalucia
19. Playas de Malaga, Malaga, Andalucia
20. Coast of Malaga, Malaga, Andalucia
21. Tarifa, Cadiz, Andalucia
22. Costa de Trafalgar, Cadiz, Andalucia
23. Huelva river, Huelva, Andalucia
24. El Portil, Huelva, Andalucia
25. Aldán river, Concello de Cangas, Pontevedra, Galicia
26. Arousa river and Pontevedra river, Pontevedra, Galicia
27. Minera de Galicia, A Coruna, Galicia
28. Pereiro river and Ramisqueira river, A Coruna, Galicia
29. Alcoa pond, Lugo, Galicia
30. Galician coast, Lugo, Galicia
31. Port of Figueres, Asturies
32. Villaviciosa, Asturies
33. Playa de Usgo, Cantabria
34. San Román de la Llanilla, Cantabria
35. Lamiako marsh area, Bizkaia, Basque Country
36. Gernika and Murueta, Bizkaia, Basque Country
37. Santa Clara Island, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
38. La Concha Island, Gipuzkoa, Basque Country
39. Cala Xarraca, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
40. Playa de Talamanca, Ibiza, Balearic Islands
41. Port of Melilla, Melilla
42. Melilla Bay, Melilla
43. Monte Hacho, Ceuta
44. Playa de Desnarigado, Ceuta
45. Playa Blanca, Las Palmas, Lanzarote, Canary Islands
46. Corralejo Dunes, Las Palmas, Fuerteventura, Canary Islands
47. La Tejita Beach (Granadilla), Puertito de Armeñime (Adeje), Tenerife, Canary Islands
48. Northwest coastline of Tenerife, Canary Islands