A Spanish city famed for its beaches and Mediterranean coastline has announced strict new rules to help keep the sea clean, and one in particular is raising some eyebrows. Marbella is proposing is a €750 ($1200) fine for anyone caught urinating in the sea off any of the 25 beaches in the Malaga municipality. "Physiological evacuation" will be considered an anti-social act.

Previously the fine was €300 ($480) and it is unclear if anyone was ever made to pay out. READ MORE: Cruise expert shares mistake you might be making at the buffet The proposal has been met with scorn by some holidaymakers. The Telegraph reported that one beachgoer told Spanish show En Boca de Todos: "Who is going to realise someone is taking a leak, the jellyfish?" Another added: "Let them worry about other things because this is nonsense and idiocy.

" The 20 Minutos newspaper also reported that "urinating in the sea is one of the most widespread customs in our country". The increase in fines still has to pass public consultation. Other measures include keeping dogs out of the sea, a ban on playing with a ball in the water, stopping beachgoers from reserving a place in the sand with a parasol, and fines for anyone who litters the beach with cigarette butts or food waste.

Marbella is not the first Spanish seaside resort to slap a hefty ban on beachgoers relieving themselves in the waves. Vigo in Galicia also introduced a €750 ($1200) fine in 2022. READ MORE: Always cold on airplanes? A flight attendant.