Marine Ecology Management Plan in the North Pars Region Prior to Onset of the Industrial Activities

This study has been done to provide a management plan to protect the marine ecosystem values in North Pars number three through the identification of biological environment of the sea and to estimate the percentage of seabed coverage study was based on direct observations, measurements and laboratory analysis to evaluate the results. In general, the parameters include coastal ecosystems (coastal zone to sub-tidal zone), aquatic ecosystems (aquatic plants, plankton, macrobenthic invertebrates and coral communities), species at risk and protected areas. For this purpose, a preliminary study of marine has been done in two coastal zone between tidal and sub-tidal, by using Mantato, diving operations and underwater photography and grab Methods. Study of the components of the seabed coverage in tidal zone has been performed by using diving operations along one transect perpendicular to the shore and in three stations. To evaluate the the components of the seabed coverage, life cover percentage such as (soft coral, hard coral, dead coral, seaweed, urchin, sea cucumbers, clams, mollusks, crustaceans, and other inorganic materials) were determined. The results of study, indicate the moderate diversity of coastal zone in terms of geomorphological, coastal bed type and also sensitive biological resources in study area.