Biodiversity of Coringa Confluence
Bhautik D. Savaliya
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra (400 061), India
Sheetal K. Bharda
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra (400 061), India
Vikas Kumar Ujjania
ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Mumbai, Maharashtra (400 061), India
Tandel Rutvikkumar
Dept. of Fisheries Resource Management, College of Fisheries Science, Kamdhenu University, Veraval, Gujarat (382 010), India
Pragati Kumari*
Dept. of Fisheries Hydrography, College of Fisheries (DBSKKV), Shirgaon, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra (415 629), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Biodiversity, Conservation, Coringa, Mangrove
Abstract
The mangrove is one of the most productive ecosystems in the world due to the fact that it collects nutrients from both the land and the tides. Mangroves are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the east and west coasts of India. In the mainland, the mangroves are more developed in the east coast than in the west. The Coringa mangrove is located south of the Kakinada Bay and approximately 150 km south of Visakhapatnam. Next to Sunderbans, it is the second largest mangrove formation in India. Additionally, Coringa mangroves are an excellent source of carbon sinks and sequester a significant quantity of CO2 emissions. Approximately 120 resident and migratory bird species use the Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary for breeding and nesting. Construction, overexploitation, industrialization, oil pollution and spills, poaching, agricultural pesticides, and municipal anthropogenic are threats Coringa mangrove habitats. This article covers Coringa mangrove biodiversity and conservation strategies.
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