Hoi Ha Wan (Chinese: 海下灣) or Jones Cove is a bay at the north of Sai Kung Peninsula. Sai Kung Peninsula ( is a Peninsula in the easternmost part of the New Territories in Hong Kong. It is a marine park in Hong Kong. See also Marine reserve as many areas called parks are wholly or partly marine conservation reserves A marine park is a Park consisting Hong Kong ( officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, is a territory located on China 's south coast on the Pearl River Delta, and borders
The location has a high biological value, as it shows a high degree of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variation of Life forms within a given Ecosystem, Biome or for the entire Earth. That is because the Park is a sheltered bay with pristine water quality, so that it provides a good marine environment for housing a great variety of marine organisms. Numerous kinds of corals can be ascertained under the sea, and it is a hot spot for diving. Corals are Marine organisms from the class Anthozoa and exist as small Sea anemone –like Polyps typically in colonies of many Diving off a deck into the Great South Bay of Long Islandjpg|thumb|A man dives into the Great South Bay of Long Island. So as to keep the local ecosystems away from human intervention, fishing, particularly bottom trawling and uses of dynamites or poisons like cyanides, collecting sea products and corals are prohibited by law. An ecosystem is a natural unit consisting of all plants animals and micro-organisms( Biotic factors in an area functioning together with all of the non-living physical ( For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Bottom trawling is Trawling (towing a trawl, which is a Fishing net) along the sea floor Dynamite is an explosive based on the explosive potential of Nitroglycerin, initially using Diatomaceous earth (kieselgur US Spelling kieselguhr In the context of Biology, poisons are substances that can cause damage, Illness, or Death to Organisms usually by A cyanide is any Chemical compound that contains the cyano group (C≡N which consists of a Carbon Atom triple-bonded to a
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Geography
Covering an area of around 2. 6 square kilometres, the seaward boundary of the Park is demarcated by linking the tips of Heung Lo Kok and Kwun Tsoi Kok through the northern end of Flat Island (Ngan Chau) and Moon Island (Mo Chau). See also Flat Island (Falkland Islands Flat Island or Ngan Chau ( Chinese 銀洲 is an islands of between Heung Leung Kok and Ocean See also Flat Island (Falkland Islands Flat Island or Ngan Chau ( Chinese 銀洲 is an islands of between Heung Leung Kok and Ocean The landward boundary follows the high water mark along the coastline.
Ecology
Mangrove communities
Like the nursery grounds in Mai Po, Ho Ha Wan also offers a mangrove community occupying about 5,300 square metres. Mai Po Marshes ( is a nature reserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. Mangroves (generally are Trees and Shrubs that grow in saline coastal habitats in the Tropics and Subtropics. Along with a buffer zone between the tidal waters and the land, the mangrove woods are commonly act an ecologically sustainable habitat for juvenile fishes and other intertidal and subtidal invertebrates. In geography a buffer zone is any zonal area that serves the purpose of keeping two or more other areas (often but not necessarily countries) distant from one another mai Po
Marine communities
Hoi Ha Wan Marine Park has lush coral communities. Mai Po Marshes ( is a nature reserve located near Yuen Long in Hong Kong. Most of the stony coral species recorded in Hong Kong can be found in this marine park. Scleractinia, also called Stony Corals, are exclusively marine animals they are very similar to Sea anemones but generate a hard skeleton 100-odd species of reef-associated fishes have been recorded in Hoi Ha Wan. In addition, records of wide variety of marine animals, like starfish and jellyfish, in the Park further demonstrates its ecological significance. Starfish (also called sea stars) are any Echinoderms belonging to the class Asteroidea. Jellyfish are free-swimming members of the phylum Cnidaria. They have several different basic morphologies that represent several different cnidarian classes including the
Reef Check through AFCD [1]performed by local British Sub-Aqua Club diving enthusiasts 'Ydive' [2]has annually monitored coral & marine life variety & density since 1997. Reef Check is an international Non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of two reef Ecosystems: tropical Coral reefs and Californian The British Sub-Aqua Club or BSAC has been recognised since 1954 by the Sports Council as the governing body of Recreational diving in the United Kingdom
History
There are also the remnants of limekilns. A lime kiln is a Kiln used to produce quicklime by the Calcination of Limestone ( Calcium carbonate) There are total 4 limekilns in Hoi Ha Wan but only 2 remain comparatively intact. They are located on the eastern shore of inner Hoi Ha Wan. Limekiln industry was one of the oldest industries (1800-1939) in Hong Kong, which refined lime from either oyster shells or coral skeletons for construction and agricultural uses. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The common name oyster is used for a number of different groups of Bivalve Mollusks most of which live in marine habitats or Brackish water. In the processes, limestone, i. Limestone is a Sedimentary rock composed largely of the Mineral Calcite ( Calcium carbonate: CaCO3 e. calcium carbonate, in the shells and corals would be transformed into calcium oxide by means of heating. Calcium carbonate is a Chemical compound with the Chemical formula Ca[[Carbon C]] O 3 Calcium oxide ( CaO) commonly known as burnt lime, lime or quicklime, is a widely used Chemical compound.
Transport
It can be reached by taking Route 7 of Green Minibus of New Territories at Sai Kung Town Centre. Sai Kung Town ( or simply Sai Kung (西貢/西贡 Pinyin: Xigong is a town on Sai Kung Peninsula, facing the Sai Kung Hoi (Inner Port Shelter The minibus provides service at daytime everyday, and the fare is HK$10 as of 2007. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
External links
[ReefCheck Hong Kong[3]]
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