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Bonefish Pond National Park: Essential Bahamas Coastal Wetland & Marine Nursery
Mapped protected area, mangrove ecosystem, and habitat for key marine species.
Bonefish Pond National Park, a protected national park on New Providence island in The Bahamas, is essential for its role as a thriving marine nursery. The park's landscape features extensive red mangrove forests, tidal channels, and shallow lagoons crucial for juvenile bonefish, crawfish, and conch. This area highlights effective wetland restoration and conservation, offering valuable insights into Caribbean coastal protected landscapes and their geographic importance.
- Area
- 5 km²
- Established
- 2002
- IUCN
- II
- Relief
- Lowland

