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Research Article: Ibrahim & Hussien 33

ثحب لاقم

Some Proposed Places as Marine Protected Areas in the Syrian
Coast, and Their Topographical & Biological Properties SJSI
ةيفارغوبطلا اهتافصاومو ،يروسلا لحاسلا يف ةيرحب تايمح مك ةحرتقملا نكاملأا ضعب
ةيجولويبلاو

2023 راذآ 23 :ميدقتلا خيرا ت ةيروس - ةيقذلالا – نيرشت ةعماج - ةيرحبلا ثوحبلل يلاعلا دهعملا :ةهجلا :نوفلؤملا
2023 ناسين 10 :لوبقلا خيرات ibrahimamir657@gmail.com : لصاوتلا ميهاربإ ريمأ
نيسح نيريش

Abstract

This research was carried out along the Syrian coast during the period from October 2018 to January
2021, with the aim of studying some factors that help in suggesting the best places to declare them as
Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). The coast was surveyed and five places were selected for the
topographical and biological studies, which included the location, extension, and the presence of
islands, bays, permanent flowing rivers, and the nature & biology of the coast and the bottom. These
features were documented with photographs and geographical coordinates. The results have
suggested to establish four reserves, in addition to the existing MPA : Al- Samra region as a Wilderness
Reserve, and Ras Al-Baseet - Umm Al-Tuyour, John Jableh and South Amrit regions as "Man and
Biosphere" Reserves: the existing reserve in Ras Ibn Hani is suggested to be declared as a "Strict
Nature Reserve" for "Scientific Research", since it is adjacent to the Higher Institute of Marine
Research. A range of natural habitats have been proposed as Specially Protected Areas (SPAs); they
include sea turtle breeding habitats, Mediterranean Monk Seal habitats and cetaceans habitats. This
is in addition to the wetland reserves in Laha marsh (near Al-Hamidiya) and AlSin river basin. These
MPAs, SPAs and wetland protected areas combination, provide an integrated national protection
network for all marine and coastal ecosystems.
Keywords: Marine reserves - Specially Protected Areas - Syrian coast - Topographical specifications -
Syrian marine waters

صخلملا

لماوعلا ضعب ةسارد فدهب ، 2021 يناثلا نوناك ىتحو 2018 لوأ نيرشت نم ةرتفلا للاخ ي روسلا لحاسلا دادتما ىلع ثحبلا ذيفنت مت
ةيفارغوبطلا ةساردلل نكامأ ةسمخ رايتخاو لحاسلل يناديملا ربسلا مت .ةيرحب تايمحمك اهنلاعلإ نكاممأا لضفأ حارتقا يف مهاست يتلا

،عاقلا ةعيبطو ئطاشلا ةعيبط ربسو ،نايرجلا ةمئادلا راهنلااو تانوجلاو رزجلا دوجو ربسو دادتملااو عقوملا تلمش يتلا ةي جولويبلاو
حارتقا ىلإ ةساردلا تصلخ .داعبمأا ةيثلاث طئارخلاو ةيفارغوتوفلا روصلاو ةيفارغجلا تايثادحلإاب كلذ قيثوتو ،ةيحلا عاونمأا ضعب دوجوو

SJSI – 2023: VOLUME 1-1