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Key Information

TYPE
MPA
DESIGNATION
Marine National Park
LOCATED IN
Gujarat
India
AREA
683 km2 MARINE AREA
820 km2 TOTAL AREA i
MANAGED BY
Ministry of Environment and Forests
LEVEL OF FISHING PROTECTION (LFP)
At least one species- or gear-specific restriction applies (beyond permit requirements or generally applicable restrictions)
DATA SOURCE(S)

Boundary: WDPA (Unmodified)

DATA VERSION

1.0

LAST REVIEWED

January 2023

OTHER DATABASES
World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) ID: 4553

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Mērķis

The sanctuary lies in the intertidal zone, between the lowest and highest tide levels, the area that lies below water in high tide, and is exposed during low tide. This gives us a chance to observe the richest diversity of marine habitats in the country, including saline grasslands, marshy areas, rocky shores, mudflats, creeks, estuaries, sandy strands, coral reefs, and mangroves.

Species of Concern: Green Sea Turtle, painted stork, darter, black-necked Ibis, Avocets, Phalaropes, Gulls, Terns, Kingfishers, Osprey, Marsh Harrier, Palla’s Fish Eagle, harbor shrimp, sea cucumber, puffer fish, lichen, jellyfish, mollusks, sea-slugs, sea urchins, echinoderms, crabs, mudskippers, worms

Regulations Summary

Ierobežojumi

1. No person shall destroy, exploit or remove any Wild Life including forest produce from a National Park or destroy or damage or divert the habitat of any wild animal by any act whatsoever or divert, stop or enhance the flow of water into or outside the National Park, except under and in accordance with a permit granted by the Chief Wild Life Warden.
2. No person shall tease or molest any wild animal or litter the grounds of sanctuary.
3. No person shall enter a sanctuary with any weapon except with the previous permission in writing of the Chief Wild Life Warden or the authorised officer.
4. No person shall use chemicals, explosives or any other substances which may cause injury to, or endanger, any wild life in such sanctuary.

Atļauts

Certain activities may be permitted in accordance with applicable law.