Naturists have come collectively to guard the decades-long custom of nudism on a few of the seashores in Catalonia after noticing their area is being more and more breached by clothed guests.

Segimon Rovira, who leads the Naturist-Nudist Federation of Catalonia, has branded disrespectful the behaviour showcased increasingly by folks not conscious of the standard naturist areas within the Spanish area.

He informed the Guardian: "Before, people would arrive at a nude beach and either leave or strip down.

"Now they keep and maintain their swimsuit on. But what they don’t realise is that if there are a variety of them, they find yourself making us uncomfortable. It’s a scarcity of respect."

While nudism can be practiced on any beach in Spain, most naturists have been mindful of those who may be bothered by the practice and have gone to areas where the sea is known to be enjoyed by many without clothes.

But tourists keen to find new or less populated beaches are now discovering these more secluded areas, and many don't seem ready to embrace the naturism that has traditionally come with them.

Seeing their spaces invaded by people keeping their swimsuits on and using social media have made many naturists self-conscious and led some to abandon certain areas.

Mr Rovira said: "There are nudists who've stopped going to some seashores as a result of they're too crowded and there are too many individuals carrying swimsuits they usually really feel uncomfortable."

The shameless giggling or staring of some clothed visitors on nudist beaches have increased the self-consciousness of many naturists.

In a bid to maintain nudists beaches mainly for nudists, Mr Rovira's group has recently sent a letter to the Catalan government in which they asked for a meeting aimed at discussing the "discrimination" naturists face within the area.

Catalonia is not the one Spanish area well-liked with nudists.

Playa Nudista Vera, within the province of Almeria, is without doubt one of the largest nudist seashores on the planet. 

Declared a nudist zone in 1979, the realm will not be house simply to a 2km naturist seaside but in addition to a nudist bar and to the Vera Playa Club, the primary naturist lodge in Spain which bars company from sunbathing within the pool space with swimsuits on - though garments should be worn within the restaurant.

While the Spanish authorities would not ban nudism, municipalities can determine to take measures towards it, because it occurred in Ses Salines, a small city in Majorca.

A brand new regulation accepted in June by the native council with a view to reasonable the usage of all of the seashores of Colonia de Sant Jordi ordered folks to not trigger nuisance with loud music and prohibited nudism.

Streets and seaside distributors had been additionally banned by the ruling, as had been tenting on seashores, lighting fires and utilizing fireworks.