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style="display:none">Protected island and marine reserve in Tanga Region of Tanzania</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/16px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em">location in Tanzania</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="locality"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/23px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/35px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Flag_of_Tanzania.svg/45px-Flag_of_Tanzania.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>,<br /><a href="/wiki/Tanga_Region" title="Tanga Region">Tanga Region</a>,<br /> <a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Mkinga District">Mkinga District</a></td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nearest city</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tanga,_Tanzania" title="Tanga, Tanzania">Tanga</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Mwewe_Island&params=4_46_57_S_39_10_47_E_region:TZ_type:isle_dim:1km"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">4°46′57″S</span> <span class="longitude">39°10′47″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">4.78250°S 39.17972°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">-4.78250; 39.17972</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data">1.0 km (0.62 mi)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Width</th><td class="infobox-data">0.2 km (0.12 mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">2010</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tanzania_Marine_Parks_and_Reserves_Unit" title="Tanzania Marine Parks and Reserves Unit">Marine Parks & Reserves Authority (Tanzania)</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.marineparks.go.tz/parks/tanga-coelecanth">Tanga Marine Reserves System</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Mwewe Island</b> officially, <b>Mwewe Island Marine Reserve</b> (<i>Kisiwa cha Hifadhi Akiba cha Mwewe</i>, in <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>) is a protected, uninhabited island in the <a href="/wiki/Pemba_Channel" title="Pemba Channel">Pemba Channel</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Tanga_Marine_Reserves" title="Tanga Marine Reserves">Tanga Marine Reserves</a> (TMRS) with the <a href="/wiki/IUCN_protected_area_categories" title="IUCN protected area categories">IUCN category II</a> located within <a href="/wiki/Mkinga_District,_Tanga" title="Mkinga District, Tanga">Mkinga District</a> of <a href="/wiki/Tanga_Region" title="Tanga Region">Tanga Region</a> in <a href="/wiki/Tanzania" title="Tanzania">Tanzania</a>. Acoording to oral <a href="/wiki/Digo_people" title="Digo people">Digo</a> history, the island was used by some <a href="/wiki/Kirui_Island" title="Kirui Island">Kirui Island</a> residents, Mwewe Island was eventually purchased by Sultan Bin Athmani of <a href="/wiki/Moa,_Mkinga" title="Moa, Mkinga">Moa</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_ecology">Geography and ecology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mwewe_Island&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography and ecology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The primary <a href="/wiki/Biotope" title="Biotope">biotope</a> in the Mwewe Island marine reserve is <a href="/wiki/Mangrove" title="Mangrove">mangrove</a> vegetation. In the island's centre, 6.4 Ha worth of land is covered in vegetation. The island is home to numerous animal and plant populations (not studied). On the west (towards the stream) and on the north, towards <a href="/wiki/Moa,_Mkinga" title="Moa, Mkinga">Moa</a>, healthier mangrove stands can be seen. Sand buildup in the east has put a strain on the mangroves. The majority of mangrove species were discovered, with <a href="/wiki/Rhizophora_mucronata" title="Rhizophora mucronata">Rhizophora mucronata</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sonneratia_alba" title="Sonneratia alba">Sonneratia alba</a> predominating. Pemphis acidula, a rare mangrove species, was widespread in the higher <a href="/wiki/Intertidal_zone" title="Intertidal zone">intertidal</a> zone behind other mangrove species, particularly on the island's southern side.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On the east and southwest, in the direction of the mainland mangroves, the intertidal zone is considerably less widespread. <a href="/wiki/Digo_people" title="Digo people">Digo</a> <a href="/wiki/Fisherman" title="Fisherman">Fishermen</a> can reach Mwewe Island on foot from communities on the mainland in Moa and <a href="/wiki/Boma,_Mkinga" title="Boma, Mkinga">Boma</a> wards at spring <a href="/wiki/Tide" title="Tide">low tides</a>, just like other islands (Ulenge and Kwale Islands) are. On the southwest side, near streams and mainland mangroves, the intertidal is a mixture of mud and sand; on the seaward side, it is sandy. Algal mats were not observed, and there are no rocky intertidal zones.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>South of Mwewe Island, there are comparatively less <a href="/wiki/Seagrass" title="Seagrass">seagrass</a> beds because of the heavy muck on the bottom, strong resuspension, and consequent turbidity. In this area of the Bay, snorkelling revealed a substrate mix of muddy sand that was frequently excavated by critters that burrow, giving the bottom a rough texture and small hills. Seagrass patches and isolated <a href="/wiki/Coral" title="Coral">coral</a> patches, largely made up of <a href="/wiki/Porites" title="Porites">Porites</a> bomies and a few <a href="/wiki/Acropora" title="Acropora">Acropora</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stylophora" title="Stylophora">Stylophora</a> species resistant to sediment stress, were visible on the channel. 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