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BANDERAS
BAY |
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Location: |
Eastern Pacific | ||||||||
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Biome: |
Tropical Upwelling | ||||||||
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Size: |
4.289 km 2 | ||||||||
| Status: | Critical/ Endangered | ||||||||
| General: | Banderas Bay is considered a part of Gulf of California complex, which is listed in Global 200 - priority conservation areas. | ||||||||
| Special: | Very productive, deep (3.000 m) sea. Many endemic invertebrate species and stable populations of marine mammals. | ||||||||
| Fauna: | Humpback
whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) Bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) Giant manta ray (Manta birostris) marine turtles |
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| Dangers: | Overfishing, industrial developement, pollution, dam construction in the northern part. | ||||||||
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