Moriah Harbour Cay National Park
Established: 2002
Size (acres): 13,440
Location: Great Exuma
Moriah Harbour Cay and its marine environment are a vital part of the ecosystem between Great and Little Exuma. Moriah Harbour Cay National Park encompasses pristine beaches, sand dunes, mangrove creeks and sea grass beds. An impressive variety of birdlife nests there, including gull-billed and least terns, nighthawks, plovers, oystercatchers and osprey.
The mangroves are vital nurseries in their own right for juvenile crabs, crawfish, conch, grey snappers, yellowtails, and groupers. On land, trees like palmettos, buttonwoods, bay cedar, and sea oats work in concert, providing stability, nutrients and beauty to the ecosystem.
Moriah Harbour Cay National Park is an outstanding example of the Bahamian coastal zone and is an important site in the Bahamas National Park System.
What's protected . . .
- Coastal ecosystem which includes pristine beaches and sand dunes
- Mangrove creeks and seabeds
- Nesting habitat for birds
