Transcript marine and country parks

Marine Park, Marine Reserve
and Country Park
A summer project presentation
Marine Park and marine Reserve
• Yan Chau Tong Marine Park
(印 洲 塘 海 岸 公 園)
(680 hectares)
• Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
(海 下 灣 海 岸 公 園)
(260 hectares)
• Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park
(沙 洲 及 龍 鼓 洲 海 岸 公 園
(1200 hectares)
• Tung Ping Chau Marine Park
(東 平 洲 海 岸 公 園 )
(270 hectares)
• Cape D' Aguilar Marine Reserve
(鶴 咀 海 岸 保 護 區)
(20 hectares)
The need for marine parks and
marine reserves
• Conservation
• Education
• Recreation
To achieve coexist(共 存) between human and marine
organism
Yan Chau Tong Marine Park
印洲塘海岸公園
• Seagrass bed
Japanese eel grass (Zostera
japonica)日 本 大 葉 藻
• Mangrove Area
All the eight species of true
mangrove found in Hong Kong
• Coral community
37 species of corals were
found
Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park
海下灣海岸公園
• Small mangrove
community
Four true mangrove species
• Coral communities
59 out of 88 stony coral species
recorded in Hong Kong can be
found in this marine park .
Over 120 species of reefassociated fishes
Sha Chau and Lung Kwu Chau Marine Park
沙洲及龍鼓洲海岸公園
• Chinese White Dolphin
中華白海豚
at least about 1400
Tung Ping Chau Marine Park
(東 平 洲 海 岸 公 園 )
Coral community
• over 30 species of hard corals
• over 130 reef-associated fishes
• more than 100 species of marine
invertebrates
Algal bed
• Over 40 species
• the best algal beds in Hong Kong.
Cape D' Aguilar Marine Reserve
(鶴 咀 海 岸 保 護 區)
• Protection of Ecological
Habitats in Cape D'Aguilar
Marine Reserve
• Geological and
Geomorphological Interest
Artificial Reef
• provide complex, hard
surface habitat in areas
• for planktonic fouling
organisms to settle and
develop
• create new and complex
food webs
The following activities are prohibited
within marine parks and marine reserves
• Unauthorized fishing, hunting, collecting or possessing
any wild animals or plants, or their parts
• Distributing the eggs, juvenile or the nesting sites of any
protected marine species
• Conduct any mariculture operation
• Possession of trawl net, spear gun, explosives,
chemicals or devices using electric charge which may be
used for fishing
• Water skiing, jet skiing or water scootering
• Operating vessels exceeding the speed of 10 knots
Contravention may lead to a fine of $ 25 000 and one
year imprisonment.
Country Parks
Country Parks Ordinance was enacted in 1976 to provide a
legal framework for
• Designation
• Development
• Management
Purposes
• Nature conservation
• Countryside recreation
• Outdoor education.
A total of 23 Country Parks and 15 Special Areas (41,582 公 頃)
Facilities in the Parks
Recreational sites with tables and benches,
barbecue pits, litter bins, children's play apparatus,
shelters, campsites and toilets
Visitor Centers
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香港仔郊野公園遊客中心
清水灣郊野公園遊客中心
船灣郊野公園遊客中心
西貢郊野公園遊客中心
城門郊野公園遊客中心
• 大帽山郊野公園遊客中心
Mountain Bike Trail
Family Walk
家樂徑
• For family members to
enjoy the pleasure of light
hiking
• Gentle slopes and mild
lengths
• All age can take part
Nature Trail
自然教育徑
• Understanding the countryside wildlife, vegetation, history
and village life
• site intrepretation plates are installed along the path to draw
attention to special and interesting features.
Hiking Trails
長途遠足徑
MacLehose Trail (Length 100Km)
麥理浩徑
Wilson Trail (Length 78Km)
衛奕信徑
Lantau Trail (Length 70Km)
鳳凰徑
Hong Kong Trail (Length 50Km)
港島徑
Tree Walk
樹木研習徑
• tree species are
introduced
• On-site interpretative
plates are installed to
provide visitors with
information about the
introduced trees.
Lions Nature Education Centre
獅子會自然教育中心
• collection of fruit-bearing and amenity trees,
vegetables, rocks and minerals, and other local
vegetation, has been established for the purpose
of nature education.
Problem
• Fire is the major hazard
• Litter
The End