Saudi Gazette report
JEDDAH — The Nice Reef, situated roughly 24 km off the coast of Jeddah, represents an vital reserve as a marine heritage of coral reefs within the coronary heart of the Purple Sea.
Saudi Arabia’s western shoreline shows a various marine setting and pure formations, extending over roughly 6 sq km, capturing the fantastic thing about marine life and their life.
Along with the pure formations of the Nice Reef, it is usually house to cavities and holes created by marine organisms dwelling inside it, as a part of native mechanical weathering processes.
Regardless of being affected by environmental and pure elements equivalent to sea currents, tides, and waves, along with human actions, its waters nonetheless retain their purity and cleanliness, making it an appropriate setting for the expansion of coral reefs and the continuation of the marine life cycle.
Tariq Aba Al-Khail, the official spokesperson for the Saudi Geological Survey (SGS), defined that “Nice Reef” has maintained its standing as a vibrant marine setting the place varied marine species thrive, a serious mooring level for small boats, and a most popular vacation spot for observing seabirds that decision it house and breeding floor.
The coral formation on this space is a pure coral aggregation and has acquired a particular vacationer standing, turning into a vacation spot for guests to swim, calm down, dive, and discover the depths of the ocean, he mentioned whereas mentioning the continued efforts to boost environmental consciousness amongst guests to protect this distinctive pure landmark.
The Purple Sea is house to the second-longest coral reef system on the planet after the Nice Barrier Reef, stretching over 2,000 kilometers. With a shoreline of roughly 1,760 kilometers, Saudi Arabia has the longest shoreline among the many Purple Sea nations, that includes quite a lot of fringing coral reef techniques.
Coral reefs stand out as some of the various marine ecosystems on the planet, supporting an estimated 25% of all identified marine species regardless of occupying lower than 1% of the ocean ground.
