WWF Mai Po

This Sunday's Pearl Report (18:50) is about the loss of inter-tidal mudflat in Deep Bay. Its titled "Mudflats Vs Mangroves". TVB will upload it to their archive several days later.

An alarming point made in the report is that 37% of the Ramsar Site mudflat was lost to mangroves between 2000 and 2007, an average annual loss of ~20 ha per annum. The intertidal mudflat is the most critical habitat for waterbirds in the Ramsar Site and if this rate is sustained the mudflat within the Ramsar boundary could disappear by 2020!

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WWF Mai Po

Illustration of how the Bay has changed in the last 30 years.

WWF Mai Po

Hi Bob,

The statement says the mudflat inside the Ramsar Site could disappear by 2020. If this happens then no intertidal mudflat on the HK side would be under protected status because AFCD said they will not extend the Ramsar boundary despite calls by WWF and others to do so.

The map shows changes due to mangrove extension and reclamation. It is to support some of the points made by SL Tai and Wmartin.

Bena Smith

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