"The mangroves and sea grass beds of Portland Bight produce fish, conch and lobster eggs and larvae that are carried by currents all along the south coast. Without a source of eggs and larvae the fish, conch and lobster could die out." Marcia Ford, Centre for Marine Sciences.
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Great Goat Island (foreground) and Little Goat Island - Jeremy Francis Manatee Bay, Hellshire Coast, with Goat Islands in the distance - Jeremy Francis Manatee Bay wetlands - Evert Henningheim Salt Island Lagoon and Horseshoe Cave, Hellshire - Andreas Oberli Salt Creek is lined with several Mangrove species - Ted Lee Eubanks Mangroves of Salt Creek create an extremely rich habitat for wildlife - Ted Lee Eubanks Horseshoe Cave near Salt Island Lagoon - Amanda Neil Hellshire Hills and Manatee Bay - Jeremy Francis Hawksbill Sea Turtle nesting beach at Manatee Bay - Mike Fouraker Eastern side of Manatee Bay, Hellshire - Kirsten Hines The hills rise steeply above Manatee Bay - Dawn Fleuchaus Approaching Little Half Moon Cay, an important breeding site for Brown Noddy - Lisa Sorenson Protection of the Fish Sanctuaries in the PBPA provide critical nurseries and ensure our future for fishing - Max Earle Approaching Great Goat Island, a cay with the highest elevation in the PBPA - Ted Lee Eubanks Great Goat Island is lush with dry tropical forest plants - Ted Lee Eubanks Healthy mangroves along the eastern coast of Great Goat Island - Kirsty Swinnerton The western bay at Little Goat Island is rich with seagrass - Kirsty Swinnerton Little Goat Island bay coastline - Kirsty Swinnerton