The village and adjoining coastline has extensive sea defenses, erected to prevent further coastal erosion.
The entire district comprises 73 hectares of reclaimed land north of the old seashore, enclosed within a terraced sea defense system designed to withstand centennial storms.
In some jurisdictions, the terms sea defense and coastal protection mean defense against flooding and erosion, respectively.
In order to solve this problem, the construction of a sea defense wall is under way since 2010.
