Mangroves - The fish breeding areas

Many people, and especially fishers, know that mangroves are important fish breeding areas as well as nursery grounds for juvenile fish. Many of the fish we eat from our coral reefs actually start out by hiding and feeding in the mangroves and then moving onto the reefs when they get big enough. This includes all of the fish listed above as well as snappers, longmaot, mustasfis, redmaot, sweetlips, sawfish and some loche.