Fowl Cays National Park
Map showing the location of Fowl Cays National Park
Map showing the location of Fowl Cays National Park
Fowl Cays National Park
The location of Fowl Cays National Park within the Bahamas
LocationCentral Abaco, the Bahamas
Coordinates26°37′47″N 77°02′30″W / 26.6296°N 77.0416°W / 26.6296; -77.0416[1]
Area2,335 acres (9 km2)
Established2009
Governing bodyBahamas National Trust
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Fowl Cays National Park is a national park in Central Abaco, the Bahamas, situated between Scotland Cay and Man-O-War Cay. The park was established in 2009 and has an area of 2,335 acres (9 km2).[2]

Flora and fauna

The park contains coral reef systems and seagrass bed, which provide habitat for surgeonfish, grunts and parrotfish.[2][3] In 2017, a staghorn coral nursery was established in the park.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Fowl Cays National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Fowl Cays National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Abaco Marine Parks - Management Plan 2017" (PDF). Bahamas National Trust. pp. 26–28, 78. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  4. ↑ "Fowl Cays Coral Nursery Established". The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Fowl Cays Coral Nursery Established". Perry Institute for Marine Science. Retrieved 3 January 2019.



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