"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
