Sume Island Explained

Sume Island
Pushpin Map:Tanzania
Pushpin Relief:Yes
Map Width:200
Location:Zanzibar Channel
Waterbody:Indian Ocean
Archipelago:Zanzibar Archipelago
Length Km:0.3
Width Km:0.07
Ethnic Groups:Hadimu
Languages:Swahili
Country Admin Divisions Title:Region
Country Admin Divisions:Mjini Magharibi Region
Country Admin Divisions Title 1:District
Country Admin Divisions 1:Mjini
Country Admin Divisions Title 2:Ward
Country Admin Divisions 2:Fumba

Sume Island (Kisiwa cha Sume, in Swahili) is a protected island located in Fumba ward of Mjini District in Mjini Magharibi Region, Tanzania. The island is included in the Menai Bay Marine Conservation Area. Sume reef protects on the biodiverse island. Field observations of Acropora spp. reefs on Sume Island in southern Zanzibar indicate that native Eucheuma denticulatum is flourishing there.[1] [2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Eggertsen, Maria, et al. "Coral-macroalgal interactions: Herbivory and substrate type influence growth of the macroalgae Eucheuma denticulatum (NL Burman) Collins & Hervey, 1917 on a tropical coral reef." Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 542 (2021): 151606.
  2. Eriksson, Hampus, Maricela de la Torre-Castro, and Per Olsson. "Mobility, expansion and management of a multi-species scuba diving fishery in East Africa." PLOS one 7.4 (2012): e35504.
  3. Web site: Sume Island overview.