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| Red Sea Reefs: Along the Saudi Arabian coast of the Red Sea (near side) is the Farasan Archipelago; across the Sea, off the coast of Eritrea, is the Dahlak Archipelago. Corals and other marine organisms have colonized the margins of submerged fault blocks of the Red Sea rift; thus, the reefs show the same northerly alignment as the coastline and the faults onshore. A national marine park has been proposed for the Dahlak islands, an area with abundant and diverse fish life, as well as breeding populations of sea turtles. The Farasan Archipelago, which covers about 600 square kilometers, hosts the most extensive stand of mangroves in the Red Sea, and seagrass beds fringing the islands are important nursery grounds for Spanish mackeral. |
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