Location: Tamil Nadu (Indian part of Gulf of Manna)
Details:
Ecosystem types: Tropical Dry Broad-leafed forest, seaweed communities, sea grass communities, coral reefs, salt marshes, and mangrove forests.
Endemic Flora: Endemic Flora: Morning glory, Jatropha, Halophila grass
Fauna:
Endemic Fauna: Sea Cow, Sea Anemone, Sea fans
Protected areas:
Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
Note:
First marine Biosphere Reserve in India
Falls within the Indo-Malayan realm