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List of Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas (ICMBAs) in India

March 14, 2020 by Vijay Choudhary Leave a Comment

List of Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas (ICMBAs) in India. Total number of Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas (ICMBAs) in India is 107 in India.
India has taken several steps to achieve the National Biodiversity Target no 6 and Aichi Biodiversity Target no 11 which aim to conserve a substantial portion of the coastal and marine areas in the country and world respectively. 
India is one among 17 mega-biodiversity countries and 25 biodiversity hotspots of the richest and highly endangered eco-regions of the world. In terms of the marine environment, India has a coastline of about 8000 km. The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country has an area of 2.02 million km2, comprising 0.86 million km2 on the west coast, 0.56 million km2 on the east coast and 0.6 million km2 around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Adjoining the continental regions and the offshore islands are a wide range of coastal ecosystems such as estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, backwaters, salt marshes, rocky coasts, sandy stretches and coral reefs, which are characterized by unique biotic and abiotic properties…………..
Among the Asian countries, India is perhaps the only one that has a long record of inventorying coastal and marine biodiversity, going back at least two centuries. Name of Site, Location, total area and category is given below……

Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas (ICMBAs) in India

India has taken several steps to achieve the National Biodiversity Target no 6 and Aichi Biodiversity Target no 11 which aim to conserve a substantial portion of the coastal and marine areas in the country and world respectively. Towards achieving these two targets, 106 coastal and marine sites have been identified and prioritized as Important Coastal and Marine Areas (ICMBAs) by the Wildlife Institute of India. Sixty-two ICMBAs have been identified along the west coast of India, and 44 have been identified along the east coast. Of these, 22 ICMBAs have been prioritized for immediate conservation actions and proposed to be upgraded as Protected Areas under categories such as Conservation or Communities Reserve to increase participation of the local communities in governance.

Oceans and major seas cover 70.8% or 362 million km of the Earth, with a global coastline of 1.6 million km. Coastal and marine ecosystems are found in 123 countries around the world. Marine ecosystems are strongly connected through a network of surface and deep-water currents, and they are among the most productive ecosystems in the world. Coastal and marine ecosystems include sand dune areas, where freshwater and seawater mix, near-shore coastal areas and open-ocean marine areas. Marine systems extend from the low-water mark, i.e. 50 m depth, to the high seas, and coastal systems stretch from the coastline to depths less than 50 m. The Indian Ocean accounts for 29% of the global ocean area, 13% of the marine organic carbon synthesis, 10% of the capture fisheries, 90% of the culture fisheries, 30% of the coral reefs and 10% of the mangroves and has 246 estuaries draining a hinterland greater than 2000 km2 , besides coastal lagoons and backwaters. Being limited by land in the north, and with the largest portion of it lying in the tropics, the Indian Ocean is a region of high biodiversity, with one of the countries in the region, India, rated as being one of the mega-biodiversity centers of the world. In the current context of international trade and intellectual property regimes, it is important for all of the Indian Ocean countries to understand their marine biodiversity. India is one among 17 mega-biodiversity countries and 25 biodiversity hotspots of the richest and highly endangered eco-regions of the world. In terms of the marine environment, India has a coastline of about 8000 km. The exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the country has an area of 2.02 million km2, comprising 0.86 million km2 on the west coast, 0.56 million km2 on the east coast and 0.6 million km2 around the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Adjoining the continental regions and the offshore islands are a wide range of coastal ecosystems such as estuaries, lagoons, mangroves, backwaters, salt marshes, rocky coasts, sandy stretches and coral reefs, which are characterized by unique biotic and abiotic properties and processes.

The dissimilarities between the west and east coasts of India are remarkable. The west coast is generally exposed, with heavy surf and rocky shores and headlands, whereas the east coast is generally shelving, with beaches, lagoons, deltas and marshes. The west coast is a region of intense upwelling, associated with the southwest monsoon (May– September), whereas the east coast experiences only a weak upwelling, associated with the northeast monsoon (October–January), resulting in marked differences in hydrographic regimes, productivity patterns and qualitative and quantitative composition of fisheries. All the islands on the east coast are continental islands, whereas the major island formations in the west coast are oceanic atolls.

Among the Asian countries, India is perhaps the only one that has a long record of inventorying coastal and marine biodiversity, going back at least two centuries. However, there is so much diversity in space, time and taxonomical diversity that it is almost impossible to review all the records and reports. The synthesis of what is known about the coastal and marine biodiversity of India that is attempted in this overview relies mainly on systematic accounts, records and reports of two major institutions concerned with surveying and inventorying fauna and flora—the Zoological Survey of India and the Botanical Survey of India—as well as other research organizations such as the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute and the National Institute of Oceanography.

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Name of Site, Location, total area and category is as follows……

Sl. No.StateDistrictSiteCoordi

North

–  nates

East

 

Area (In Km2)

1Gujarat

(14)

KachchhKoteshwar23o40.36368o33.614146
2KachchhJacau23o14.24568 o 36.602403
3KachchhGasabara22o57.30569 o 00.12119
4PorbandarPorbandar21o39.15069 o 36.629261
5PorbandarMadhavpur21o15.71769 o 57.05719.6
6Diu-DamanDiu20o23.03470 o 57.613179
7JunagadhGopnath21o26.09072 o 06.53187
8BhavnagarBhavnagar21o45.67872 o 11.502816
9AnandWadgham22o16.41472 o 27.661927
10SuratAliabet21o38.29472 o 42.909647
11SuratPurna20o56.25472 o 48.201147
12ValsadAmbika20o45.34872 o 51.202105
13ValsadDamnganga20o24.65472 o 51.0199
14ValsadUmergaon20o12.26572 o 44.97622.5
15Maharashtra

(16)

ThaneVaiterna creek19o31.62372 o 51.116132.4
16ThaneBassien/

Vasai creek

19o19.11172 o 51.203150
17ThaneThane creek19o09.25672 o 58.671152
18RaigadDharamtar18o41.86573 o 01.625340
19RaigadKundalika18o32.69072 o 55.91598
20RaigadMurud-Janjira/Mhasala18o18.36672 o 57.990141.7
21RaigadShrivardhan18o02.10273 o 01.0379.6
22RatnagiriHarihareshwar-Savitri17o59.45573 o 01.13621.77
23RatnagiriDabhol/Vasishti17o34.79973 o 10.91023
24RatnagiriJaigad17o17.54573 o 13.40240.75
25RatnagiriPurnagad16o48.50373 o 19.3499.4
26RatnagiriVijaya-durgh16o33.59273 o 20.11648.45
27SindhudurgDevgad16o22.47573 o 22.27814.4
28SindhudurgAngria Bank16o21.32372 o 08.083400
29SindhudurgAchra-Malvan16o12.32673 o 26.51862.74
30SindhudurgTerekhol15o43.41173 o 41.3067.5
31Goa

(3)

North GoaMorjim-Anjuna15o37.01973 o 44.00711
32North GoaZuari-Mandovi estuary15o27.98973 o 48.29784.5
33South GoaGalgibagh14o57.87774 o 03.2013.5
34Karnataka

(10)

Uttara KannadaKali estuary14o51.20674 o 06.71225.3
35Uttara KannadaGokarna/

Tadri

14 o 50.52174 o 08.50346
36Uttara KannadaSharavati/

Hanovar

14 o 16.58174 o 27.95813.6
37Uttara KannadaMurudeshwar14 o05.70974 o 29.14930
38UdupiNetrani Island14 o 01.04874 o 19.5595
39UdupiKundapur/Haladi13 o 38.86574 o 42.31716.7
40UdupiKodibengre/swarna-sita13 o 23.33474 o 44.70415
41UdupiMalpe13 o 21.62474 o 41.87438
42Dakshin KannadaMulki-Pavanje13 o 05.83574 o 47.2673.5
43Dakshin KannadaGurpur-

Netravati

12 o 51.25474 o 50.05813.8
44Kerala

(18)

KasargodKumbala estuary12 o 35.87674 o 56.4574.7
45KasargodMongrol12 o 32.94574 o 57.3044.5
46KasargodKasargod/

Chandragiri

12 o 29.24474 o 59.3728
47KasargodEdayilakadu12 o 08.14475 o 09.39138
48KannurAzhikkal11 o 56.19975 o 28.27725
49KannurKadakavu/Dharmadom11 o 46.83575 o 27.6499.5
50KozhikodeKolavipalem11 o 33.81275 o 35.4814.5
51KozhikodeBeypore11 o 09.71375 o 48.0658
52MalapuramKadalundi11 o 07.59275 o 49.9514
53ThrissurEdakazhiyur beach10 o 36.58075 o 59.4353.2
54ThrissurKole wetlands10 o 32.52776 o 06.449175
55ErnakulamVypin-Fort Kochi09 o 58.38176 o 14.394110
56AlapuzhaKumbalanghi09 o 51.50276 o 16.79559.5
57Alapuzha-KotayaVembanad/kumarakom09 o 37.88276 o 25.125230
58AlapuzhaKayamkulam/ayiram09 o 07.49676 o 28.75621
59KollamAshtamudi08 o 56.30676 o 32.38475
60TiruvanandapuramParavur kayal08 o 48.76276 o 38.92412
61TiruvanandapuramKadinamkulam08 o 38.15076 o 47.7229.5
62West Bengal

(3)

24 PragnasJambudweep21 o 35.12688 o 11.1525.12
63MidnapurJambuchar21 o 59.97688 o 07.025130
64MidnapurJunput21 o 45.59687 o 51.81657.6
65Orissa

(12)

BalasoreTalseri- Udaipur21 o 36.34087 o 28.8423.5
66BalasoreSubarnarekha21 o 33.72087 o 24.28138
67BalasoreChandipur21 o 27.07187 o 02.41381.56
68BhadrakDhamra/karanjmal20 o 51.15286 o 56.83590
69KendraparaBhopal20 o 29.60086 o 44.58430
70KendraparaJambudweep20 o 24.07586 o 43.26095
71JagatsinghpurParadip20 o 15.53086 o 40.736260
72PuriDevi19 o 58.81086 o 19.52888.38
73PuriChilika/Nalabana isle19 o 41.33685 o 17.6591095
74GanjamRushikulya19 o 22.79985 o 04.35518.85
75GanjamGopalpur19 o 15.42684 o 58.3265.4
76GanjamBahuda swamp19 o 13.72084 o 50.45818.55
77Andhra Pradesh

(17)

SrikakulamSunapur/ Nilarevu/ Ichchap19 o 05.34284 o 44.23534.54
78SrikakulamNuvularevu18 o 40.75484 o 26.46010.32
79SrikakulamNaupada18 o 33.74084 o 20.87528.98
80SrikakulamKalingapatnam18 o 20.53584 o 07.44910
81VishakapatnamGangavaram17 o 38.77083 o 11.9453
82VishakapatnamPudimadka17 o 28.53182 o 59.5992
83VishakapatnamBangarampalem17 o 25.18682 o 51.7184.2
84PuducherryYenam16 o 43.51382 o 12.5658.4
85East GodavariVashisti/Kothapalem16 o 35.60582 o 17.885148
86KrishnaBantumeli16 o 20.62881 o 20.41028.44
87KrishnaMachilipatnam16 o 07.91981 o 10.82726.38
88KrishnaHamasaladevi15 o 58.62781 o 06.03542
89GunturNizamapatnam15 o 53.71180 o 38.58445.64
90GunturChinna Ganjam15 o 40.12080 o 15.33114.85
91PrakasamPennar14 o 34.88180 o 10.15523.5
92NelloreKrishnapatnam14 o 15.34180 o 75.18248.6
93NellorePulicat13 o 34.08080 o 08.454383
94Tamil Nadu & Puducherry

(14)

ThiruvallurPulicat13 o 26.31180 o 19.51682.4
95KanchipuramMuttukad/Kovalam12 o 48.34380 o 14.57632.42
96VillupuramKaliveli12 o 14.11579 o 58.326101.4
97PuducherryAriyankuppam11 o 54.30879 o 49.5534
98CuddaloreCuddalore11 o 41.49079 o 46.2159.567
99CuddaloreVellar11 o 30.10379 o 46.3328.2
100CuddalorePichavaram11 o 25.83579 o 47.60120
101CuddalorePazhayaar11 o 21.22079 o 49.53110.5
102NagapatnamTalaingnayar10 o 31.06079 o 43.63437
103NagapatnamVedaranyam swamp10 o 18.99379 o 44.737210
104ThiruvarurMuthupet10 o 20.30179 o 32.41770
105ThanjavurAdiramapatnam10 o 18.26079 o 22.36432.25
106Pudukotai-RamnadPalk Bay09 o 38.81378 o 56.373725
107KanyakumariManakudy08 o 06.12977 o 29.0194.41

Source – Wildlife Institute of India

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