Moriah Harbour Cay National Park Explained

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
Map:Bahamas
Label:Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
Coordinates:23.4613°N -75.6755°W
Area:16800acres
Established:2002
Governing Body:Bahamas National Trust
Url:https://bnt.bs/explore/exuma/moriah-harbour-cay-national-park/

Moriah Harbour Cay National Park is a national park in Exuma, the Bahamas. The reserve was established in 2002 and, after expansion in 2015,[1] has an area of 16800acres.[2]

Flora and fauna

On land, the park provides nesting sites for gull-billed and least terns, nighthawks, oystercatchers, plovers, and a resident pair of ospreys. Plants found at the park include buttonwoods, bay cedar, palmettos and sea oats. The park's mangroves provide a nursery for crabs, crawfish, conch, mangrove snappers, yellowtails and groupers.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Marine Protected Areas Declared in The Bahamas!. The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. September 2015. 4 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412235039/https://blueprojectatlantis.org/new-marine-protected-areas-declared-in-the-bahamas/ . 2019-04-12.
  2. Web site: Moriah Harbour Cay National Park. The Bahamas National Trust. 4 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190427145741/https://bnt.bs/moriah-harbour-cay-national-park/ . 2019-04-27.