Bonefish Pond National Park
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Bonefish Pond National Park | |
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![]() Location within New Providence | |
Location | New Providence, the Bahamas |
Nearest city | Nassau |
Coordinates | 24°59′32″N 77°23′20″W / 24.9922°N 77.3889°W[1]Coordinates: 24°59′32″N 77°23′20″W / 24.9922°N 77.3889°W[1] |
Area | 1,235 acres (5 km2) |
Established | 2002 |
Governing body | Bahamas National Trust |
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Bonefish Pond National Park is a national park in New Providence, the Bahamas. The park was established in 2002 and has an area of 1,235 acres (5 km2).[1][2]
Flora and fauna
The park provides an important nursery for crawfish and conch.[3] Prior to 2013, due to inappropriate waste disposal,[4] an area of the park contained no fish. This wetland was restored with the planting of red mangroves, encouraging population by fish species including snapper, damselfish, needlefish, barracuda and bonefish.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Bonefish Pond National Park in Bahamas". Protected Planet. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Bonefish Pond National Park". The Bahamas National Trust. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Unprecedented Expansion of National Park System" (PDF). Currents. Bahamas National Trust. June 2002. p. 5. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ "Mangroves Planted As Part Of Bonefish National Park Project". Tribune242. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Dahlgren, Craig (August 2014). "Monitoring Mangrove Rehabilitation in Bonefish Pond National Park". The Atlantis Blue Project Foundation. Retrieved 3 January 2019.