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Gujarat
has the distinction of creating the country's first Marine National
Park spread over an area of nearly 458 sq.kms. in the Gulf of Kutch,
30 km. from Jamnagar.
Here corals create fantasies in stone and are the master builders
of the Park. Their limestone fortresses - each one the work of a
colony of countless tiny animals - come in an amazing variety of
shapes and sizes, from the convoluted brain coral to corals that
look like horns. Here you will find plants that look like animals
and animals that look like plants. Turtles, shrimp, sponge, eels,
sea urchin lurk among the corals and huge schools of fish create
a brilliance of colours that are unknown, unseen and unimaginable
to us.
There are fisher
to be seen which puff-up when threatened, octopuses that mimic the
colour and texture of the surroundings in the blink of an eyelid
so as to vanish without a trace. There are gobies which clean parasites
from other fish and fishes who burrow so deep only their eyes are
seen. You will easily spot fishes that look like stars and spot
dolphins herding schools of fish for a hearty meal. Dugong, a marine
mammal which resembles a seal and the rare Boralia species are found
in these protected areas.
At times it seems
as if every life form here is familiar with the art of magic as
each seem to trick the other for food and shelter. Above the waters,
mangrove plants with their tangled roots and densely packed leaves
prevent land based predators from penetrating but provide scores
of birds with nesting and roosting sites. There is no doubt that
life in the coral reef is like witnessing a thousand rainbows in
a kaleidoscopic way.
Gujarat
has the distinction of creating the country's first Marine National
Park spread over an area of nearly 458 sq.kms. in the Gulf of Kutch,
30 km. from Jamnagar.
