Location
Key Information
| 31 km2 | MARINE AREA |
| 76 km2 | TOTAL AREA i |
Boundary: ProtectedSeas (Boundary Digitized Using Best Available Data)
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Purpose
Jabal Ali Marine Sanctuary is a rare gem with beautiful vistas of gently sloping seabeds. A gently undulating coastline is home to the only nesting site of the critically endangered Hawksbill Seaturtle in Dubai.
Regulations Summary
Restrictions
Any work, acts, activities or procedures which may destroy or damage wildlife, marine flora and fauna, and effect the aesthetic standard in protected areas, shall be prohibited; particularly the following:
1. Hunting, transporting, killing or disturbing marine or other wildlife; or undertake any acts which lead to their destruction.
2. Damaging or disfiguring geological or geographical formations of areas considered to be the habitat of animal or plant species or their proliferation.
3. Hunting, removal or transporting of any creatures or organic materials such as mollusks, coral reefs, rocks or soil for any purpose.
4. Introducing non-indigenous species to the protected areas.
Allowed
Certain activities may be permitted.