This is one of the largest prawn breeding areas in the gulf.

The estuary is a significant breeding area for local marine fish species.

The main problem in eradicating them is that the breeding areas have not been found.

The island is also an important breeding area for many bird species.

The young fish stay on or near the shallow breeding area and grow to about 2 inches in their first year.

This is a rare species any distance north of its breeding areas.

The archipelago's waters are one of the species' main breeding areas.

The site is a rich breeding area for birds.

However the modern day island is once again an important breeding area for the species after a new colony established itself there in 1983.

Males, on the other hand, visit the breeding areas every year, attempting to mate.