Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch

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Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
During the low tide, the sea falls back miles and the hidden sea floor is revealed
Map showing the location of Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
Map showing the location of Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutch
Marine National Park
LocationGulf of Kutch, Devbhumi Dwarka district, Gujarat, India
Nearest cityJamnagar
Coordinates22°28′N 69°37′E / 22.467°N 69.617°E / 22.467; 69.617
Area162.89 km2 (62.89 sq mi)
Established1982
Governing bodyForest Department of Gujarat

Marine National Park in the

reefs. The best-known island is Pirotan.[1]
It is located just adjacent to Indianoil COT at Vadinar. Many people working at Indianoil are certified guide at the park.

Fauna

Further information: Persian Gulf

The fauna found here include: 70 species of

sponges
are found. Coral 52 species including 44 species of
birds
.

A sea slug on the sea floor rock. As the sea recedes, the sea creatures are exposed to the harsh sunlight before they retreat to deeper waters or take cover under rocks.
The western reef heron (dark morphed) on the prowl. The birds visit the Narara coasts during low tide to pick on the fishes and crustaceans hiding beneath the rocks and reefs.

sea anemones
are other coelenterates found here.
crustaceans
.
sea slugs are present. Octopus
which change colour are also found.
sea urchins
are present. The fishes found are
whale sharks
which are an endangered species.
sea snakes
. There are
terns.[8] There are 42 islands in the Arabian Sea with coral reefs and the park is situated in one of those.[9]

Biodiversity and conservation challenges

Marine National Park of Gulf of Kutchh is a fragile ecosystem.[10] In recent years, biodiversity of marine park has been under threat on several scores like extraction of corals and sands by cement industries, increased turbidity of water, oil refineries, chemical industries and mechanised fishing boats.[1] At present, 31 species of corals are reported in the Marine National Park (Kumar et al. 2014). There were two catastrophic and localised (Adhavan et al. 2014) bleaching events happened in this region.

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Apte, Deepak. "Marine National Park, Gulf of Kutchh: A conservation challenge" (PDF). Bombay Natural History Society: 26–27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-09-25. Retrieved 2009-01-22. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ TNN - The Times of India. 2009. Gulf of Kutch favourite dolphin playground. Retrieved on May 13. 2014
  3. ^ Jackson J. 2006. Diving with Giants. pp.59. New Holland Publishers Ltd. Retrieved on December 17. 2014
  4. ^ Mammals Archived 2014-05-14 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 13. 2014
  5. ^ The Marine Mammal Conservation Network of India.Balaenoptera borealis Archived 2014-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 13. 2014
  6. ^ Clapham P.. Ivashchenko Y.. Marine Fisheries Review. Retrieved on May 13. 2014
  7. ^ Gujarat Tourism. Marine National Park Archived 2010-12-12 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on May 13. 2014
  8. ^ Thapar V. 1998. Land of the Tiger. p. 161. University of California Press. Retrieved on May 13, 2014
  9. ^ "A marine park in Gujarat on its way to become hot tourist spot". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 10 June 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
  10. ^ Biswas N.. The Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park and Sanctuary: A Case Study. International Collective in Support of Fishworkers Chennai. Retrieved on May 13. 2014

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